Questions tagged [humanoid]
For questions about creatures whose appearance is similar to that of humans. The creatures in the question should be different from normal humans in at least one way but can still be seen as mainly human.
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How would the muscular and bone system of a insectoid-human hybrid work? [closed]
I was wondering on this idea for quite some time now, as I would like to know how factible it would be to have this sub-species on the earth; in my idea they would get different characteristics from ...
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Ancient Artificial Wombs
I have a humanoid race that is slightly smaller than actual humans and has a much shorter gestation period, about 3 months. Therefore, the babies are born VERY premature, but over time they have ...
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What key biological differences would make an anatomically near-human alien species significantly more likely to engage in space colonisation?
In my latest setting, there is a sapient alien species, the members of which are very human-like anatomically, being roughly as human as the elves, dwarfs, or orcs of classic high fantasy.
Unlike ...
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How could mermaids tails be bendable like manatees?
I've been working on creating anatomically correct mermaids, and I've looked through all the posts about them on here. My question does not appear to have been asked. For reference, my mermaids are ...
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Winged Humans: Tail or No Tail?
Ignoring the numerous problems with how a human would fly, would a winged human fly better with a tail?
First style - Human, bird wings, no tail.
Second - Same as first, but with a bird tail (...
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How would quadrupedal tetrapods use complex tools and become more technologically advanced?
Would quadrupedal tetrapod species be able to utilise complex tools to develop further technologically?
(Complex tools meaning purposefully constructed and shaped to perform a task, for example humans ...
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Is a four-armed humanoid body-plan as realistic as a centaur-like body-plan?
Many designs for sapient aliens and sapient fantasy races alike - including one of my own - resemble four-armed humanoids; As covered in other questions on this site, a six-limbed vertebrate-analog is ...
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Would gender segregation of bathrooms, locker rooms, and prisons make sense with a limited mating season? [closed]
In my world, the main sapient species are Naledis. Naledis are similar to humans, but they are smaller and have cartoon-like features. Another large difference is that Homo Naledis have a mating ...
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What would mermaid population distribution look like? [closed]
What would the population of aquatic humanoids look like? Where would the population cluster? (ie along coasts, in shallower areas, or in warmer waters) Where would the unpopulated "deserts" ...
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How strong would a realistically evolved orc be? [closed]
In my worlds Orcs are species/subspecies that branched away from homo sapiens in response to evolutionary pressure to be more powerful and more adept at surviving in a much more hostile environment.
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Could an average person properly live out of a 3x3(bodylength) cabin/house?
So I figured that, yes, a tiny person living in a normal size home would need or at least greatly benefit from their own house or hideyhole.
But with that out of the way, I wanted to figure how small ...
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Does the addition of dominant fantasy races change racism in humans?
Context: This takes place in an alternate reality earth; several fantasy races have existed since the Ladinian era of the break up of Pangea; meaning by the time humans evolved into homo-sapiens, they ...
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Would it be possible for someone to have his prosthetics that were made from steampunk materials back in the 1930s?
Edit #1: As I was asked to define the steampunk materials, I should’ve clarify that by this term, I mean materials that consist of metallic elements in general, such as gold, might as well have bronze,...
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Would Fishmen Wear Corsets? [closed]
Corsets are a useful piece of clothing. They have a variety of uses, including shaping the body
This functionality can clearly work in mammals and other cases where the spine is in the back, however I ...
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How would vision be affected by eyesockets placed diagonally from each other?
Some owls have ears placed with one higher, and the other lower. If an (otherwise normal) human were to have that sort of thing, only with their eyes sockets (and by extent, eyeballs). For the sake of ...
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Is it biologically feasible for a humanoid species to have both types of germ cells?
I thought up a race of humanoids called Daemons for a Homestuck-inspired video game/webcomic. I won’t go into a ton of detail about them, though if I wanted to, I could fill up nine whole questions. ...
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Are humanoid hind legs compatible with reptilian tails?
Unlike mammals, reptiles lack gluteal muscles and instead have enlarged caudofemoralis muscles to extend the hindlegs. The humanoid legs, on the other hand, rely on the mammalian gluteals in order to ...
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Is is possible for a humanoid to have a quasi-realistic explanation for having a limited form of super strength and agility? [closed]
In terms of strength I am thinking of launching people over five feet with a single blow or just by throwing them
In terms of agility I am picturing the average action hero
Baring the explanations ...
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Why would dyadic cisgender women with facial hair be considered attractive? [closed]
In my world, there is a revolution in the world of fashion: women, men, non-binary people, and genderfluid people all must have facial hair if they want to be among the elite models. To be exact, men ...
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Could clawed fingers (without fingertips) work as well as nailed fingers?
The hand and arm are exactly human from the shoulder to the intermediate phalanges. The distal phalanges are conical, as in clawed animals, and is entirely surrounded by a keratinous claw. There is no ...
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What sort of evolutionary possibilities are plausible for a human-like species orbiting a red dwarf star?
I'm working on a story which is sci-fi so soft you could spread it on a cracker, but I'd like something semi plausible. I'm very likely overthinking things to an extreme, but I'd like someone with ...
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Functioning humanoid society with negligible gravity
In a fictional world, a humanoid species settles upon a foreign planet and intends to build a colony on this planet with an eventual goal of full habitation. They originally chose this planet for ...
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How to stop Jimmy’s (self-conscious) limbs from rebelling?
So Jimmy (the collective name for his brains) has this one-in-a-handwavium-amount blessing/curse. Instead of one central brain, his head, each arm, each leg, and his torso have independently ...
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How would a secretive vestigial population grow alongside humans, given that they live different lifestyles? [closed]
This is a heavily revised version of a post I made earlier, along with some edits from my friend Enthalpy.
This new post is strictly about population growth, and contains no extant references to third ...
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Anatomically Correct Cherub [closed]
The cherub is a strange sort of angel with a strange sort of form. They are overall humanoid, with 2 pairs of wings. These wings also bear hands on the underside. Furthermore, they have 4 heads, each ...
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