Nanocalvus ardus

Nanocalvus ardus
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	E, G
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Nanocalvus
Species	Nanocalvus ardus
Evolution
Date	August 29th, 2019
Ancestor	Nanocalvus zephyrum
Descendants	No results

Nanocalvus zephyrum drifting upwards from the oceans of Zones 13 and 25 encountered a new problem; the latitude gradually grew higher and higher in pressure, meaning that there was less weather present, and thus less moisture to keep them hydrated. To fix this, they developed a new technique that prevented them from becoming so dehydrated that they fail to survive to produce offspring.

This is where Nanocalvus ardus comes into play. It has evolved a form of "dormancy," using up its water much less quickly. When it rains, it will soak up moisture, speeding up its processes and utilizing it for growth and reproduction. Raindrops bring them down to the ground in such events and they stick, growing rapidly and reproducing when they are in high moisture. As the wind usually picks them back up in windy currents once the surroundings dry up, they will slow down their metabolic processes and cease growth and reproduction to ensure that they retain enough moisture within them to stay alive until the next rain they encounter.

Like its ancestor, Nanocalvus ardus grows to half a micrometer (0.5μm) in diameter. Due to its new process, growth and reproduction rates may alter and differentiate with time, taking only ten to fifteen (10-15) minutes when conditions are rainy and in the prime, but they can grow so slowly that it would take them months in a dry, dormant state.

Nanocalvus ardus respires carbon dioxide by producing enzymes which process it and releases oxygen as a waste product like its ancestor does. The cell has a cell membrane and a cell wall which hold it together and prevent it from being torn apart by winds, which it is often carried in and is in turn spread to remote areas where new populations can survive and thrive. Its genetic material is strewn out in the cytoplasm, and it does not require a nucleus due to the simplicity of the cell. The cell wall helps to keep water in, but does not keep all of it in as it has small openings which allow water to get inside it in the first place.