Altoid is a small, lush planet orbiting the star Wiggin. It rotates twice as slowly as earth, of course making each day and night twice as long. It is covered mostly in swampy wetland terrain similiar to the Florida Everglades. Despite Wiggin's heat, which is somewhat greater than that of our Sun's, the long nights allow temperatures to cool suffieciantly to keep the planet from rarely heating over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. There is also high humidity and frequent rain, which, though torrential, does not last long and is quickly followed by sunshine. Thus plants of all sorts flourish, most especially tall grass, which grows in shallow water and usually protrudes a foot or so above the surface, providing various essential services for almost every organism in the ecosystem.

Look confusing? This is actually an extremely simplified diagram tracing the interractions of some of the major organisms in an average Altoidian ecosystem. The red arrows represent predation while the grey denotes transfer of energy in the form of light and heat.

Some of Altoid's Swamp-dwelling Organisms*

Plants Alligator Snakes Fish Flying Frogs

Vampire  Beatles

 Rodents Swimming Birds

Microbes CarnivorousPlants

Six-legged bears ShaggyDeer Wiggin