From anatomy to musculature, storytelling visualization can get detailed. This one gets down to the bones of one most dextrous creatures from Casey Hudson’s novels.
Watch this Play-Doh sculpt of a tadaribrae wing that’s based on a bat’s skeleton.
More about Tadaribrae Appendages, Motion, and Speed
Lifespan: 80 Years
Length: 0.09 m.
Weight: 12.8 g.
Tail length: 0.08 m.
Wingspan: 0.3 m.
Tadaribrae flight is rapid (up to 97 kph) and direct thanks to their long, narrow, pointed wings. At over 3300 meters, this species has the highest recorded flight altitude on Barpadai. Tadaribrae are also capable of long-distance flight, allowing them to endurance fly over large areas (50 km.) and migrate at will.
Their powerful muscles allow them an energetically efficient way to stay airborne for extended periods of time on other planets—while at home, on Barpadai, the dense air allows them to stay nearly neutrally buoyant. This complements their aerodynamic “free tail” and broad rounded ears that extend to the tip of their snout when laid forward.
Also dexterous, tadaribrae have arms as well as wings that protrude from the elbow. Hands have a primary and secondary thumb and are used for fine work, but the danger of damaging a wing during handiwork has resulted in an evolved wing that folds in to sit along the back of the humerous.
They have powerful legs and can climb well.
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