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'Nijin-Konai' Explained | Speculative Biology
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
- Beneath the waves of a planet where mass extinctions occur like clockwork, what species will rise to the challenge? An exploration of Lorenzo Battilani’s speculative biology project ‘Nijin-Konai.’
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Picture a version of Earth where mass extinction events occur like clockwork. Where every fifty-million years, solar storms wipe out the majority of life, and the survivors must start again. From such a relentless cycle of destruction and renewal, what sorts of species might rise to the challenge?
Nijin-Konai is a speculative biology project set on a planet where periods of intense solar radiation constantly reset the timeline on evolution. As a result, the lifeforms that now populate this world are true survivors, the product of countless generations of mass extinction and rebirth. Brought to life by the talented artist and creator Lorenzo Battilani, the world is rich in biological detail. Indeed, this might be one of the most ambitious speculative biology projects I’ve ever covered - comprising hundreds of species, with thousands of details about each one. The first volume Battilani is creating focuses on the aquatic life, so for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore the seas of this incredible world.
So, let’s submerge ourselves in the waters of Nijin-Konai, staying alert to what lurks in the depths as we discover a world beneath the waves. . .
0:00 World of Nijin-Konai
1:30 Spotted Snake-Jetter
2:35 Purple Pillowhead
3:21 Butterfly Chichi
4:03 Rainbow Rockhead
4:43 Doublejaw Kugawa
5:28 The Sandmaker
6:19 Frisbeefish Radation
6:58 Azure Frisbeefish
7:34 Freshwater Pebble-Bug
8:32 Grappling Shieldback
9:32 Four-Jawed Irobian Ripper
10:19 Phantom Sea Twinfish
11:21 Southern Sandlurker
12:24 Arctic Windmillworm
13:22 Dusky Traptongue
14:08 Crimson Knifefish
14:56 Grim Walker
15:58 Ghostface
16:25 Painted Krillnet
17:16 More to See...
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I want to give my biggest thanks to @CuriousArchive for featuring my brainchild on his channel, it means a lot to me seeing even just a fraction of the creatures from my world in video format.
I really hoped everyone in here enjoyed a little dive onto the planet! ^^
Also hope that, going forward I'll get the chance to work again with Curious Archive, he was a darling to work with
Would love to see more of your work!
You did a great job. Cheers!!!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ITALIAN! Congratulations! - Drogon
Is the Grim-walker connected to the sea treader leviathan from subnautica?
Surprised you haven't gotten pinned, but whatever, great job!
I personally know the guy who made this, hes a really fun dude and there’s a *alot* more to his world than just this
Totally agree, there’s so much more to cover here!
Awwww thank you Erebuuus
Maybe he'll make a part 2 of this world
Really? That’s amazing!
Tell him thank you for the nightmare fuels that are the Tooth-collector and Grim-walker, I'll need to see what else he has lurking in this world
edit: oh god I got to the ghost face
I love the similarities between the "Sandmaker" and earth Parrot fish. You can see what the creator may have been inspired by, while still keeping his creative liberties.
looks like a parrotfish mixed with a placoderm fish.
@@FellipeBased The creator might of been inspired by both.
it's literally just a parrotfish
It's actually pretty stunning to look at.
It reminds me more of a sunfish, because of its size and body shape
Funfact: creator of this project (italian paleogirl) is in core team of a minecraft mod called "Prehistoric Nature"
Don't know if I'm the only person who would be interested but I'd love to see a you do a in depth view of Pandora from the Avatar movie just think it would be cool
YEEEESSSS we totally need that!
Trey the explainer did a video *kinda* like that
Ohhh totally! The animals in that are actually a great example of speculative zoology. A lot of time was put into making sure they fit the environment (besides the Naavi which they purposefully made more human like to not give off beastiality vibes)
I recently heard someone use the phrase "head-whip biological USB outlets" in connection with Pandoran wildlife- I almost choked with laughter!
But in all seriousness, since the sequel is coming out soon, now is a good time to capitalize on it.
I think he should do that after Avatar 2
Fun fact: 10:45 Wobbegong actually means long beard. Learned that one from an aquarist while feeding a carpet of the things with tongs.
This channel is fascinating and every video you drop I'm immediately enraptured and always left wanting more. Keep up the amazing work and please never stop with the speculative biology videos please! Thank you for all the hard work.
Thank you, more to come!
couldnt have said it better
For real this comment sums it up so well
same here
@@CuriousArchive Love ur content man ❤️
''But unlike the sea turtles, the shield back is a predator"
Jellyfish: 'AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!'
Fun fact: the only sea turtle that is a herbavor is the Green Sea Turtle, yet when they are Hatchlings they're Omnivores
Every other sea turtle is either an omnivore or carnivore, with crustaceans, jellyfish, and other invertebrates being the most common food source
I mean jellyfish are basically moving plants with how mentally inept they are.
@@Random-gn6eware jellyfish even made of meat?
You’d think the most prolific species would be deep-sea animals, as they’d be best situated to survive solar storms, being shielded from solar radiation, and would therefore have changed the least, as all other species would split off from them as they’d evolve to re-fill the niches left by the last mass extinction.
Not really. Deep sea animals are highly dependent for the most part on carrion and other organic debris, as well as oxygen, coming in from the surface, near surface, and shallow waters. So, it makes sense that deep sea animals would also be devastated by solar storms. The places in the deep sea that would be minimally affected by mass extinctions would be places such as hydrothermal vents, where organisms get the majority of their energy from chemical reactions. And even then, they wouldn't get out of it completely unscathed, as they would have to contend with a sever reduction to their oxygen supply.
Radiation has a way of bioaccumulation as well. Because most deep sea species are dependant on the falling nutrients from above, and most show gigantism because they need to be large to avoid predation among other slow growing but long living predators. So I could see some species surviving longer perhaps than the species at the surface but then succumbing over time
Have you ever considered making a speculative world? I reckon you have a lot more experience or ideas than most, and id like to see what you come up with
Totally 2nd this or something similar to Wallace II but with more structure in terms of an evolutionary tree
This barely scratches the surface of the Nijin project. Definitely do another!
I always like the setting for spec biology projects. An extinction event every 100M years is a great premise. I like it when the worlds where this biosphere is is cool
Heh little inaccuracy there, the megafaunal cycles end around 100 million years each XD
@@theitalianpaleogirl9243 Oh sorry I should correct it
@@xiphactinusaudax1045 nah it was on CA's side, no biggie XD
Still love the video
13:06 i remember watching a video a long time ago on why wheels have never been evolved by any species, when they're such an efficient mode of transportation. Basically, a wheel has to be able to freely rotate around its axel, meaning that there can't be any internal connections between the wheel and the rest of the organism.
With that in mind, I wonder if Battilani addressed this issue with the windmill worm. Or did he just dodge the problem by making the whole worm rotate as one body?
Ok so let me help clear this up.
The Windmillworm's mill (the filtering structure seen in the video) is a derivation of the Labia Major of the ancient Radular Tongue present among the basalmost members of the group.
The mill is actually connected to the body by a reinforced central rod (Sclerotised feeding canal) which act like a pivot for the structure to rotate around.
The rest of the Mill is actually separated from the body and attaches to the palatine wall of the cranium through a ball-socket join, surrounded by a muscle (musculus coronae lanialis) reinforced by inner rod-like aponeurotic tissues, through the lateral vibrations of which they can push the independent mill to rotate 360° along its axis.
The cartilage-cartilage joint produces virtually no attrition, helping the mill rotating without the need of particular force onto its structure.
Thus the simple movement of the crown muscles around its base are enough to push it around and make it rotate ^^
@@theitalianpaleogirl9243 ok that helped a bit for sure... let me see if i have it right.
Head > Mill > Body
the head-mill connection is a ball-and-socket with a hole through the center for veins/nerve/etc. the mill-body connection is a pin-and-hole connection, hollow for the same reason.
but then, how do the nerves/veins/etc interface with the mill section?
@@dialog_box The mill is autonumously maintained thanks to it's independent vascularization, all it needs to do is allow for the interchange of nutriment through the autonomous circulation, which happens through diffusion in the mill, and the central circulation, placed in the center pin of the animal.
This means that the mill works by itself, with minimal need for main body intervention.
Nutrients captured by the filters are enough to both feed the mill and the animal.
This kind of setup is not unique on Nijin-Konai either, the Lanial Apparatus also works in a similar fashion.
As for nervous signals, the rotation is decided by the main body's Crown muscles, the opening and closing of the mill, which is used in several situations, is actioned by a simple electric impulse coming from the main body down the pin shaft, which cause a contraption of the tendons along the labia, forcing the mill to close.
The mill doesn't necessitate of an independent nervous system nor any real afferent nerves.
A bigger problem is you need road for wheel to be effective
@@oldcowbb XD
man I love aquatic speculative projects, adds so much more creativity and weirdness to the pot
Same, especially when trying to figure out how intelligent species would arise. Would it even be possible? What is required for intelligent life, and is it possible for them to exist in the water?
I also like when there's a lot of large plant life (like kelp and stuff), because that's not usually associated with water, but aquatic forests are really cool.
I'm the same but instead of the sea I love the sky. I would love the concept of a world in which massive aerial mega fauna exist. I want to write a book series on it one day
@@raymondjones7423 Then I suggest you check out Curious Archives video on Anu.
@@raymondjones7423 Those are cool too, especially when they have those thick atmospheres where it feels like water but really isn't...just because it's so unique
I love your contents so much, imagine what the world will be like if it existed in far harsher conditions
Great work as always, it’s a joy learning new speculative projects from so many creative minds
So happy to see Nijin-Konai here!! Huge fan of this spec.
Yooo thylaconical
@@hochigaming14yearsago90 Heyo!
@@thylaconical2840 Ur a thylacine..? Aren’t u extinct from farmers killing u cause they thought you were dangerous to wildlife 🤨..?
@@lamolol5167 your point being?
@@thylaconical2840 How r u here, no offense… Sorry if you took that personally.
One thing I notice is that despite having set up a strong evolutionary filter this world doesn't seem to be dominated by creatures who accidentally hit on strategies that would make them more resistant to the solar radiation such as specialized coloration, burrowing behaviors, or powerful genetic repair mechanisms.
And here is where the video failed to explain these concepts.
Life on the planet indeed has radiation protection in the form of the production of a specialized enzyme called TRSE β-e54 DNA Prostatase in conjunction with redundant genes like rad51.
While TRSE β-e54 DNA Prostatase coils around the genome, fixating it and absorbing the radiation in its stead, avoiding the largest amount of damage that would occur due to radiolysis, the genes like rad51, in charge of genome repair, will make sure to fix where the enzyme fails to cover.
This feature is ubiquitous in the planet's life and was one of the most important milestones in the early evolution of life.
What this enzyme can't protect the animals from, however, is the frequent solar storms that hit the planet, to which they have to find refuge.
The solar storms that occur every 100 million years, instead, are much much stronger than the regular ones, there the radiation is actually not the biggest concern anymore.
The only phylum of organisms to have fully adapted to the radiation to the point of surviving the storms without seeking refuge is the Pleuropoda.
The only reason Pleuropods never really took over the planet's ecosystems (more than they actually already do) is because of their relative simplicity, which allows them to survive the radiation but limits them and their reach.
It is, in fact, recorded that after every mass extinction event since their inception, the Pleuropods have brief "moments of glory" as they quickly fill empty spots left behind by the mass extinction.
This though usually comes to an end after the other phyla creep their way back into the upper levels of the trophic chain, over competing the Pleuropods, limited by their own anatomical constraints.
@@theitalianpaleogirl9243 Thank you! That is exactly what I was looking for. :)
I have an idea. An alien biologist comes to Earth and tries to name our animals and compare them to the animals on their planet.
I really love in Nijin Konai that you can see the anatomical features common to all species on the planet and trace the evolution
I'd love a full 2 hour movie exploring these 18 minutes is just not enough
I feel CA is becoming the Conlang Critic of specbio from covering projects (also I thought Nijin-Konai was some basic water world and didn’t really care about it I didn’t even know about the mass extinction aspect of it)
"also I thought Nijin-Konai was some basic water world and didn’t really care about it..."
ouch XD
please do a part 2
Fun fact about the Pebblebug; just found out that they're often kept in aquariums as pets and it's discouraged to keep wild-caught pebblebugs as the pet trade has caused the wild population to decline. I love this fictional rock bug!!!
This is an amazing example of speculative biology, and I like the fact that it takes inspiration from real world animals. Some of them even look like real animals from earth.
The ghostface looks like it could be a type of sandlurker what with it's coloration, mouth shape and limb structures... This is a really cool project.
It is! the Giant Ghostface (Phronemops hadecetes) is a member of the superclass Brachicephalia, the same as Sandlurkers.
The Sandlurkers showcased are from the family Pachysolinidae (order Tileskopikophtalmi, superfamily Solinophtalmoidea) while the Ghostface is a member of the Platyopsidae (order Tetrophtalmi, superfamily Digigantophtalmoidea) ^^
I've been waiting for a channel like this for years. I'm so glad spec evo has gotten the attention it deserves and your videos are really entertaining to watch. Thanks and keep up the good work man:)
The Grimm Walker actually having what appears to be a melon because it uses echolocation is a nice touch!
For future reference, the humpback parrot fish is alot closer to the sand maker than that mollusk is
I’m beginning to have an inkling idea of my own Speculative Biology project. It’s going to be a water planet that is the moon of a gas giant. Haven’t come up with a name yet. I’m not the best at drawing so I think I’ll have to make massive amounts of detail for the description of the creature. Anyway great video! Super awesome concept the artist has come up with here.
They had an opportunity to call the tooth collector a tooth fairy, kinda sad it wasn’t.
As fascinated as I am with these creatures, I can’t help but notice the distinct lack of gills on any of these creatures. If so, how do they breathe? Do they breathe through their skin?
They breath via their tails, which are their gills
The creator has a discord server where it's been explained before, aswell as a website which i think has that info
This deserves to be its own massive series who's up for a part 2 18
These are high quality videos man, feels like a legitimate mini-documentary.
I love these level of detail when comes to worldbuilding it brings such great imagination and possibility.
I probably learned more about biology from this channel than from school
The name of this world with some of the life forms, and their appearance actually harkens to Japanese art of various monsters found in their media.
I've seen this guy's work on World Anvil. It is legit one if the best worlds on that site as far as speculative biology goes. He hasn't updated in quite some time though...
I've moved to other platforms since then, I post weekly on Instagram and Deviantart, you can find links to those in the description
Oh yes he has. Look on the discord. He's constantly working on stuff.
@@hochigaming14yearsago90 He hasn't updated his World Anvil page in quite some time. Also I don't think I've ever seen him post on the WA discord. I know he still has his own discord but that wasn't what I was talking about.
@@chrispy_091 fair enough
I’d say my favorites were the Butterfly Chichi, the Crimson Knifefish, the Rainbow Rockhead, the Tooth Collector, and the Freshwater Pebblebug.
Freshwater pebble bug... good choice
Excellent choices there XD
I need to have a pebblebug as a pet
@@cerridianempire1653 You're in luck, Pebble-Bugs are actually kept in private aquariums!
Tho check the origin of your pet before purchasing, there has been quite the surge in poaching for the animal since it's popularity skyrocketed and only so many of them in the wild in the rivers of the Lizard's Archipelago
I want 1000 Butterfly Chichis
I love every single video you put out, they are well produced but most importantly incredibly fascinating. Keep up the good work!
What a nice alien planet hope someone can fix the ozone layer, like some sort of alien colony can fix the ozone and preserve all species on this amazing planet
I’ve seen you around DA
and then they exploit the planet for their own personal gain and cause another extinction event
That's a bad idea when it comes to Nijin-Konai.
While that would be a good idea for a planet like Earth, for life on Nijin-Konai radiation is not only a part of life but also very much needed.
A lot of the organisms in some way use ionizing radiation in day to day life, be it for digestion, energy production, respiratiom, breeding, vision and even to regulate their own growth!
If people were to strengthen the ozone layer, that would cause the largest mass extinction event the planet has ever seen XD
Love this channel and world. Also, as someone partly familiar with The Owl House, the Grim walker is a bit funny while still terrifying in its own right.
Lmfao me too, im sitting working on my own speculative bio project, and i hear Grimm Walker and it caught me off guard
only found your channel rather recently but your content is right up my alley i love this shiz
Hi Curious Archive, I absolutely love your videos! They even inspired me to make a speculative biology of my own! It would be awesome if you covered the mutant ecosystem of the post-apocalyptic world of METRO 2033, one of my favorite worlds ever. Really cool creatures that adapted to nuclear winter.
I love your videos! I've been binging them! I'm not a huge reader, but these topics you cover really interest me, so it's nice to get a narrated look into these fantastic worlds. Thank you so much for this great content!
Great video! Have you thought about covering James Gurney's Dinotopia? His original books are a masterclass in worldbuilding and have beautiful watercolor artwork. They would likely work well with your video format too.
10:27 "Resembling a fish flattened out by a rolling pin" Is not what i expected to hear today
CA you never disappoint! Fantastic video and amazing creatures
This is honestly so unique I love it!
Please make a part 2 of this or the deep sea creature in this planet's abyss
I remember talkin to the creator of this on Discord. Jee, he was an awesome guy.
Super pumped to see further coverage on this. I love your channel bud, such a good mix of comprehensive and concise. Your regular uploads definitely help scratch the itch left every season by Biblaridion's sparse but awesome "Tira" project.
You should definitely do a video on tales of kaimere
i love this channel so much, keep it up dude
Please make a video of an alternate version of earth inhabited by biologically and scientifically accurate humanoid giants please
This was fantastic as always. Hopefully there will be an episode for land creatures
I just love your presentation on the subject.
This is amazing! Keep it up!
Literally the Three-Body planet but slower extinction
You are my favorite youtuber,your content is amazing and I squeak in glee when I see you posted.i named a pufferfish in my worldbuilding project after you,it's latin name is curiousus irregularis I wish that I could have everybody subscribe to your channel,the almost weekly content is amazing and I am amazed whenever I find a completely new video of yours.Ive rewatched numerous of your videos and I just can't express how much I love your content.
This is cool, but how do the creatures survive the extinction events?
What adaptations do they have?
it would be cool if you tried making your own speculative biology project design your own fauna, planet and ecosystem then talk about everything as you make it
Love your channel
Aw heck yeah! They got Deep Sea creatures! Now I _have_ to look into this deeper! Thanks for doing what you do man-- bringing really cool worldbuilding/creature designs to our attention.
Here I am waiting for monster hunter world but I’ll still watch this just cause it’s fascinating.
World already happened, he did ancient forest and wildspire waste so far
@@axons8837 I know am eating for more
*wating*
@@dimondhead3409 waiting
I love this channel for one thing : make us dream and travel into unexpected worlds
The purple pillow head is like my new favorite thing lol
cant get enough of these!
Love the vids mate! Just a heads up: the wobbegong is pronounced “wobby gong”
THANKS FOR THE GREAT CONTENT 😊
CA, I have seen some creatures from this project but never ventured into what was all about, thanks. If there's ever more updates, do you plan to do a video with Prehistoric Kingdom?
Incredible, just incredible
Love this types of content 👍👍👍👍
*waits for the Vathyzoic
If Salpfish/basil ever does videos about it I’ll be happy
Thanks for this comment!!! I'm working on a mini documentary but it'll be awhile before it's finished.
Basil Currie I know about your plans (especially with revamping the tower forests)
I noticed a lot of these ‘fish’ seem to entirely lack a caudal fin, the body just ending in a fleshy diamond shape. I assume dorsal and peductial fins took on the role the of the primary means of propulsion?
Very interesting and creative.
So much diversity within the seas of Nijin-Konai!
The Ghost Face are hella scary, imagine seeing THAT on our own oceans!
i love these videos!
Will there be a part 2?
Can you make your own book and talk about the creatures in this book
That is actually the plan, the first volume, on Ichthyomorphs (fish-like animals) is in full production as we speak.
It will feature 500+ species from the planet's waterways, hope to see ya there! ^^
I know I’ve said something similar but imagine a world were vertebrates never evolved and instead invertebrates are the only animal organisms on earth. What would a world dominated entirely by stuff like insects,arachnids,mollusks,millipedes and centipedes and all other types of invertebrates look like and how would it function?
I just love this speculative biology videos im starting to make my own sb project
This could be easily turned into an actual video game
Yes yes yes new video!
Woah a new episode this should be good
It in fact was, its one of my favorite
Curiouse should make thier own speculative evolution project
I love curious archive ❤️
Hello Mr Archive. I want to also add onto the list of people who would like to see you cover the planet Pandora from avatar. Thanks also for the great video
Wow, these look really cool.
Can we have another serina update soon please? Also this was an amazing video!
I Was expecting MH since yesterday but fuck it, all of your videos are GOATED, i fckn luv u man
So the windmillworm can just spin its head all the time. Thats so cool!
Neat, very Cambrian era like critters.
And man, that real life shark!
'Dusky Traptongue' I don't know why, but that one just sounds so hilarious to me.
New archive video!!!
WHAT AN ART WORK
the best channel on youtube!!!!!!
Person Tells Everyone To Dislike His Comment, What Happens Next Is MIND-BLOWING!
Please do part two please and thank you
The butterfly Chichi looks so cute!
The Kugawa too