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...d starch in other regions of the body, sublimated with large quantities of water. Sometimes this expresses in storage of berries, cereals and other edible p ...ayers. The first layer is a '''thin, slightly waxy''' layer which prevents water loss. The second is a mottled, porous layer that enables respiration. The t ...

...vered fertile soil and hardy plants. Siik history is filled with kingdoms, wars, and empires - the northern Selem empires and the southern Hakar kingdoms w ...vety, and sheds water very easily.This makes them much more at home in the water than their continental cousins, even at higher latitudes. Their fur is most ...

...d, begins to severely devastate the economies of many nations. The [[Water Wars]] begin in the Middle East. * '''2040:''' The Water Wars result in skyrocketing prices for crude oil, culminating in a standoff betw ...

..., prefer to keep their egg sacs in specially prepared nests near bodies of water. Skrell skin dries out uncomfortably if removed from water for more than about twelve hours. Skrell in human space take frequent showe ...

...life. It would turn out that the shark is a popular evolutionary path for water-dwelling predators throughout the cosmos. ...h have strong racial tensions which have resulted in more than a number of wars and outright attempts at genocide. The southern sergals have mostly been on ...