Stickyglobes

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Stickyglobes
(Spherophytus pila)
Artwork of Stickyglobes
Species is extinct.
13/86, replaced by descendants
Creator Blarg Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Spherophyta
Euspherophyta
Spherophytanae
Spherophytales
Spherophytaceae
Spherophytus
Spherophytus pila
Week/Generation 12/82
Habitat Atmosphere, Flisch Beach, Yokto Beach, Ittiz Beach, Nuke Beach, King Beach, Somarinoa Beach, BigL Beach, Krakow Beach, Huggs Beach, Ovi Beach, Hydro Beach
Size 0.05 - 1 m Wide
Primary Mobility Sessile, aeroplanktonic
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Asexual, super fast budding, extremely resistant spores


The stickyglobes have replaced their ancestor, the purple globes. They have regained their stickyness on their outsides. They have changed to be extremely resistant to all but the most extreme temperatures and weather, and have migrated towards the beaches of both continents.

These odd plants have an intricate life cycle. They start off by floating in the air, like their ancestor the purple globe. As they mature, smaller stickyglobes start to bud off, but instead of falling off, they simply keep growing. these buds do not contain hydrogen, and eventually, the plant will drift down onto the ground.

An interesting thing to note is that if they hit salt water, they will just drift until they wash up onto a beach. After doing so, they stick to whatever is handy (rocks, shells, sand) and begin to grow. the smaller bud begin to fill with hydrogen, and as it grows, new buds form, and then float off. After about a week of doing this, the plant flies away yet again.

It will continue to fill with gas and float higher and higher, until eventually the pressure is to much for it, and it pops. Then, the spores that have been contained inside of it for so long will fall to the ground, (hopefully) starting the process over again.

The stickyglobes are everywhere, and they are so plentiful, they have even made their cousins, the stickyballs, go extinct on the beaches.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Bloodsap Melontree (class Euspherophyta)