Yeah, it's the Tundra.

"Hairy Breadbug: This species of breadbug is known for it's layer of short, dense fur covering it's entire body. It leaves a path in the snow it plows through, giving you a clear path to it's burrow. This species is slightly larger then it's relative, white furred, and has a black nose. They also kill small creatures on their own."

Nice, but I have one fan idea and one original idea that is similar to that in different ways...

Speaking of breadbugs, what was that idea you had with the bunches of tiny little breadbugs called?

"Tundra Walker: A fairly common species of Arachnorb. Much like the Arctic Mint Beetle, this species has "snow shoes" for feet. It also has fur over it's body that is similiar to the Raging Long Legs. It walks over huge distances, it's long legs and tiny body making it safe from predators, and seems to be searching for something..."

It's name sounds eerily similar to my mosquito-related creature...

Isn't it really just a beady long legs that walks around?

"Arctic Snern: A snagret known to travel huge distance through snow. The only way to see them coming is the hump in the snow that is moving towards you. They have white feathers with black eye markings, white scales with black tips, and apparently are three bulborbs in length."

I don't think you should've picked a snagret for this...

"Hairy Blowhog: A distant relative of the Fiery/Water. It lacks the long snout, having a shorter version with no color variation on it's tip. It is covered with short brown hair; longer hair covers it's back and sides. It has no breath weapon, instead it actually INHALES pikmin. If you dodge, it might inhale snow and stun itself due to freeze brain. It's fur offers additional protection, making it more difficult to kill anyway.

Good, but it sounds hideous... lol.

Review mah oneshots.

Loafbugs.

I don't suppose the tundra can include aquatic stuff, can it?

Fire Beetle: A distant relative of the Armoured Cannon Beetle. And I do mean DISTANT. This species retains the domed back, but instead of a durable shell, it has a completely exposed abdomen. Out of it's spiracles, however, it exudes a harmless gas that, upon contact with air, bursts into flame. Due to this creatures heat resistant armour, it remains unharmed. It also breathes fire as a defense, by expelling the gas at high speeds in a set direction. (This is more like how the Titan Dweevil's Flare Cannon works, rather then a blowhog's, as it moves it from side to side in as similiar fashion.)

Snowmin: Pikmin with fangs but no VISIBLE mouth. They have soft white fur covering their bodies, which can weigh them down significantly in water. However, they can survive in the cold. They also have claws. It has been theorized that they lose their fur in warmer climates but, due to their ferocity, it has yet to be tested. Also, their onion will partially bury itself during the day, and create "false snow" in order to camoflouge itself. Snowmin occasionally feed on meat/plants if seperated from their Onion for any length of time.

Arctic Jellyfloat: By far the most beautiful of it's kind. In light, it's white body shines and refracts, revealing pink/yellow/blue. It is like a floating diamond. It is somewhere between the size of a lesser and greater jellyfloat, with longer tentacles which it uses to stun enemies with light shocks. It feeds only off of small creatures and carrion.

Skitterflake: In place of the characteristic leaf, this species has a flap that changes color to match the snow around it. The skitterflake has longer legs then it's relative, to allow it to keep it's boy away from the cold snow while running. It retains the wide feet, but they are circular rather then leaf shaped. They are also blind, relying on vibrations, smell, and hearing to detect their enemies.

Burrowing Shearwig: A pasty white variation of normal shearwig. Unlike it's relative, with whom it shares the same jaw and body structure, this species lacks wings. Instead, it has special front limbs designed to burrow through snow. It rarely comes to the surface, spending the cold winter months sleeping. In the summer, however, they are VERY active. Caution should be taken, as they have been known to assault exploration pods, hocotanians, and pikmin alike. Successfully!

Wandering Groink: Similar to it's cousin in all but coloration, weapons, and habits. This species is not indigenous to the tundra, but found it sufficient. They are white, blue, and have a clear shield. For weapontry, they fire a small red circle high up. When it hits the ground, it causes a fire like implosion in the surrounding area. Everything is burned or thrown back. Despite this, they are not a huge threat, being less volatile then their relatives.

Creeping Crocus: A species of CC adapted to the frigid environments of the tundra. They resemble CC, but are far thinner and with a flower shaped mouth. They are also faster, and use their four limbs to spear prey. They usually prey on things larger then a pikmin, but are sometimes forced to if a Fire Beetle or Snow Bulborb/Bulblax drives them off their kill.

Well, it's warmer in the cavern, so...

"Fire Beetle: A distant relative of the Armoured Cannon Beetle. And I do mean DISTANT. This species retains the domed back, but instead of a durable shell, it has a completely exposed abdomen. Out of it's spiracles, however, it exudes a harmless gas that, upon contact with air, bursts into flame. Due to this creatures heat resistant armour, it remains unharmed. It also breathes fire as a defense, by expelling the gas at high speeds in a set direction. (This is more like how the Titan Dweevil's Flare Cannon works, rather then a blowhog's, as it moves it from side to side in as similiar fashion.)"

Gewd

"Snowmin: Pikmin with fangs but no VISIBLE mouth."

I'm still laughing at how convenient this is, I can't wait for Thumbs to see it.

"They have soft white fur covering their bodies, which can weigh them down significantly in water. However, they can survive in the cold. They also have claws. It has been theorized that they lose their fur in warmer climates but, due to their ferocity, it has yet to be tested. Also, their onion will partially bury itself during the day, and create "false snow" in order to camoflouge itself. Snowmin occasionally feed on meat/plants if seperated from their Onion for any length of time."

Gewd.

"Arctic Jellyfloat: By far the most beautiful of it's kind. In light, it's white body shines and refracts, revealing pink/yellow/blue. It is like a floating diamond. It is somewhere between the size of a lesser and greater jellyfloat, with longer tentacles which it uses to stun enemies with light shocks. It feeds only off of small creatures and carrion."

I'm not so sure about the shock thing, that was supposed to be the main difference between them an actual jellyfish, aside from the flying.

'Skitterflake: In place of the characteristic leaf, this species has a flap that changes color to match the snow around it. The skitterflake has longer legs then it's relative, to allow it to keep it's boy away from the cold snow while running. It retains the wide feet, but they are circular rather then leaf shaped. They are also blind, relying on vibrations, smell, and hearing to detect their enemies."

Gewd.

"Burrowing Shearwig: A pasty white variation of normal shearwig. Unlike it's relative, with whom it shares the same jaw and body structure, this species lacks wings. Instead, it has special front limbs designed to burrow through snow. It rarely comes to the surface, spending the cold winter months sleeping. In the summer, however, they are VERY active. Caution should be taken, as they have been known to assault exploration pods, hocotanians, and pikmin alike. Successfully!"

Good, but change the name to something other than shearwig. They're all relatives, after all.

"Wandering Groink: Similar to it's cousin in all but coloration, weapons, and habits. This species is not indigenous to the tundra, but found it sufficient. They are white, blue, and have a clear shield. For weapontry, they fire a small red circle high up. When it hits the ground, it causes a fire like implosion in the surrounding area. Everything is burned or thrown back. Despite this, they are not a huge threat, being less volatile then their relatives."

...Good?

"Creeping Crocus: A species of CC adapted to the frigid environments of the tundra. They resemble CC, but are far thinner and with a flower shaped mouth. They are also faster, and use their four limbs to spear prey. They usually prey on things larger then a pikmin, but are sometimes forced to if a Fire Beetle or Snow Bulborb/Bulblax drives them off their kill."

What's a crocus?

"I'm still laughing at how convenient this is, I can't wait for Thumbs to see it."

Why?

"I'm not so sure about the shock thing, that was supposed to be the main difference between them an actual jellyfish, aside from the flying."

Jellyfish fire thousands of tiny barbs into the body of their attacker, jellyfloats use electricity.

"Good, but change the name to something other than shearwig. They're all relatives, after all."

Shearworm? Shearpillar?

"What's a crocus?"

A flower with a species found in tundra regions.

Okay: Aquatic Enemies!

Blubber Whale: Not a whale or even a mammal. It's actually a fish. It has a round body with six small bones along it's sides, with a thin flap of skin in between them. To move, it ripples these in a wavelike fashion, as it's tail is very ineffective to use in movement. It has a wide but short head. It's eyes are rudimentary and set far apart just above the mouth. It feeds on small fish, blue pikmin, and occasional clumps of shrimp.

Niffer: Picture a minnow with a pointed body, add three sharp teeth on it's top jaw (and bottom, so six total), give it a pair of large fins and a small tail. There you go, a Niffer. They're only about the size of a pikmin, and they swarm. They find their way to land in order to spawn. There they lay their eggs in the tidepools. Young Niffers resemble scaled rats, due to their feet like fins. After finding their way to water, they will remain like this for a year, then shed their skin and appear as full grown Niffers. It was believed for many years that Niffers were seperate species from their larvae.

Ice Biter: A species that has recently become scarce due to the migration of larger swarms of Niffers into it's territory. It looks like a three armed starfish. It has three colorful rings on it's back. At birth, it attaches itself upside down (mouth up) to the ice. Then it digs a hole through the ice using it's drill like tongue. (It's tongue can grow up to 7 inches. Thats about the length of 6 pikmin.) Whenever something tries to pass over or jump into the hole, it stabs it and sucks it dry. (Ice Biter's tongues end in a harpoonish point) However, they have no protection against the much smaller Niffers, who attack them from underneath.

And non aquatic species:

Dwarf Cave Bulborb: Considered the oldest existing bulborb species. Apparently the dwarf and full grown are actually seperate species, as large Cave Bulborbs have never been sited, and Dwarves raised in captivity remain the same size. It is not, however, a breadbug. It is larger then it's relative, a light gray color with a black patch and white spots. It's eyes are cloudy, due to it's reliance on scent. It lives everywhere, so long as there are caves. It can see perfectly fine in the dark, but has trouble in light. They travel in close nit families ranging in size from 3 to 15. There is always a dominat male, but females seem to lack this in most instances. Rarely, single gender packs have been sighted, but they are normally the result of age rather then choice. Cave Bulborb females do not bloat like normal bulborbs do, and their young are not as self sufficient, despite being able to walk and fight upon birth. On average, 6 young are born per litter, and a female may have 5 litters a year. Cave bulborb packs containing juvenile females, if they meet another similiar group, will swap adolescents to keep the gene pool strong. Males, however, are loners by nature, and will spend their time trying to entice a non related female to join them in their own pack. Pack disputes are rare, however, as territories are normally respected, regardless of weakness of the dominant male(s).

"Why?"

I added a oneshot to ToTW that involved a carnivorous, fanged pikmin, and said fangs show even though the mouth remains indistinguishable. He claims I did that to spite him (we were arguing by PM over whether pikmin had mouths or not and I said they were indistinguishable).

"Jellyfish fire thousands of tiny barbs into the body of their attacker, jellyfloats use electricity."

...Okay?

"Shearworm? Shearpillar?"

Well, it doesn't seem to resemble either of those much. Heck, you might not even need "shear" in the title, dwarf bulborbs are breadbugs after all.

"Blubber Whale: Not a whale or even a mammal. It's actually a fish. It has a round body with six small bones along it's sides, with a thin flap of skin in between them. To move, it ripples these in a wavelike fashion, as it's tail is very ineffective to use in movement. It has a wide but short head. It's eyes are rudimentary and set far apart just above the mouth. It feeds on small fish, blue pikmin, and occasional clumps of shrimp."

"Niffer: Picture a minnow with a pointed body, add three sharp teeth on it's top jaw (and bottom, so six total), give it a pair of large fins and a small tail. There you go, a Niffer. They're only about the size of a pikmin, and they swarm. They find their way to land in order to spawn. There they lay their eggs in the tidepools. Young Niffers resemble scaled rats, due to their feet like fins. After finding their way to water, they will remain like this for a year, then shed their skin and appear as full grown Niffers. It was believed for many years that Niffers were seperate species from their larvae."

"Ice Biter: A species that has recently become scarce due to the migration of larger swarms of Niffers into it's territory. It looks like a three armed starfish. It has three colorful rings on it's back. At birth, it attaches itself upside down (mouth up) to the ice. Then it digs a hole through the ice using it's drill like tongue. (It's tongue can grow up to 7 inches. Thats about the length of 6 pikmin.) Whenever something tries to pass over or jump into the hole, it stabs it and sucks it dry. (Ice Biter's tongues end in a harpoonish point) However, they have no protection against the much smaller Niffers, who attack them from underneath."

...

These all sound like things you'd find in the ocean. The tundra in PWS is more inland-y, and an ice-caps chapter won't be appearing in the near future... I'm doing the deep ocean, mountains and wetlands as my next three.

"Dwarf Cave Bulborb: Considered the oldest existing bulborb species. Apparently the dwarf and full grown are actually seperate species, as large Cave Bulborbs have never been sited, and Dwarves raised in captivity remain the same size. It is not, however, a breadbug. It is larger then it's relative, a light gray color with a black patch and white spots. It's eyes are cloudy, due to it's reliance on scent. It lives everywhere, so long as there are caves. It can see perfectly fine in the dark, but has trouble in light. They travel in close nit families ranging in size from 3 to 15. There is always a dominat male, but females seem to lack this in most instances. Rarely, single gender packs have been sighted, but they are normally the result of age rather then choice. Cave Bulborb females do not bloat like normal bulborbs do, and their young are not as self sufficient, despite being able to walk and fight upon birth. On average, 6 young are born per litter, and a female may have 5 litters a year. Cave bulborb packs containing juvenile females, if they meet another similiar group, will swap adolescents to keep the gene pool strong. Males, however, are loners by nature, and will spend their time trying to entice a non related female to join them in their own pack. Pack disputes are rare, however, as territories are normally respected, regardless of weakness of the dominant male(s)."

This seems like it'd be more fitting more the caves section...

Alright.

Well, I got nothing else. For now. What creatures are you planning on using? (Whenever, not just now)

Could you read over the next Survival of the Fittest chapter for me? I'm almost done, and I need someone to read what I have now.

Yours or mine?

Yeah, I'll read it.

Both. Mostly mine though.

Good, I just finished. :D

Dear sweet king, that was QUICK.

Mostly yours then... well...

I'm going with most of the things you named as of late.

As for mine...

There's going to be another Grass Bulborb chapter, with V's evil cannibal pikmin, along with various other things like Cricketites, the enemies I mentioned in my cave idea, an animal resembling a mutated guinea pig, killer squid from the deep, primitive pikmin ancestors on a secluded area, a grub-dog genus that can fly, a round frog that can eat white pikmin and secrete their poison, a wollamander that rolls over pikmin to crush them, a freakish bird that walks on fours, acid and goo spewing enemies known as peenuses, something Yoshi inspired and perhaps the ever cliched throwing bulborbs.

Also, a fiery bulblax decides to walk onto a frozen lake. Surely this will not end well.

I'm almost always on around this time. :D

YAY! What AREN'T you going with?

Sounds good.

O.o lol...

Hopefully my PM got through.

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