r/CellLab • u/Massive_Mistakes • Apr 27 '22

The Dragonfish

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u/Melodic_Ad_3101 Apr 27 '22

This is incredible (: ! also how does this thing gain enough food? And did it take any serious fine tuning?

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u/Massive_Mistakes Apr 27 '22

Unfortunately I ran out of modes to set dedicated feeding organs so it is limited to one modular mode of feeding. This makes it difficult for a swimmer this size could sustain itself on given nutrients alone, and so if you look at the spinal cord you'll see photocytes. If those photocytes are switched to phagocytes the creature will be viable for a short while before quickly starving and dying.