The galactic Zoo Pt. XI : Non-Carbon-Based Life

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by MadScientist - opened

Far out from the Goldilocks Zone, where it's so cold that ice is as hard as rock and methane and ammonia flow like water, life takes up shapes never seen before.
Life as we know it uses carbon compounds for basic structural and metabolic functions, water as a solvent, and DNA or RNA to define and control their form. Out there in the cold, other elements replace carbon, water and DNA. And then, the flesh becomes silicone...
[ For a better introduction to this highly complicated matter, I strongly recommend this wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothetical_types_of_biochemistry ]

For now, let's stimulate our fantasy:

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A mound of nets??
Crystallic 12.jpeg
Towering crystals??
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Bubbles in a regular pattern??
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Planet 12.jpeg
Roots??
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Rocks "sweating" oil??
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"Look! That drop of oil, it's flowing uphill!"
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Crystals in all kinds of shapes:
Crystallic 7.jpeg
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Crystals with superconducting wires ? What informations do they store??
Crystallic 1.jpeg
micromacro 17.jpeg
vines 3.jpeg
vines 5.jpeg

More complex Crystalcreatures:
Crystallic 13.jpeg
Crystallic 16.jpeg
Crystallic 17.jpeg
Crystallic 22.jpeg
Crystallic 5.jpeg
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Worms, the Crown of Creation??
micromacro 50.jpeg
Crystallic 23.jpeg
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this is really cool concept

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