Challenge: Design a Martian

Mrs. Wyllie/Mr. Penfield's Science class - North Country Union Junior High School, Derby, Vermont
Dylan, Michelle, Brittany, Molly, Anthony, Kevin & Amanda

The Iceamegalos
Twenty to twenty-five meters (around 70-80 ft. long) in length and two to three meters in diameter (6-10 ft.) this monster is a vicious creature roaming in the poles of Mars. This creature is know as the "Iceamegalos" (ice-uhh-meg-uh-los). Eating frozen particles in the ice and other rivals and using its energy to move within the ice, by gripping the ice with its spikes and pulling them back thrusting the Iceamegalos forward. By this process repeating itself rapidly this creature can travel up to 35mph. This monster's head heats up to 125 degrees (but with a normal body temperature of seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit) Fahrenheit this way as the monster travels he can melt this ice ahead of him. The Iceamegalos eats frozen particles in the ice and gets its water from the ice. This creature breathes in carbon dioxide and puts out carbon dioxide (less value) through its mouth and its nasal area. The Iceamegalos reproduces sexually finding a mate (male with female). Not until 1 year will a young Iceamegalos will be born or given birth to. The Iceamegalos travels long distance by navigating from the vibrations from within the core of the planet. With a life span of 10 years the Iceamegalos roam throughout the polar ice caps of Mars. It can hear, smell, and see ten times that the human can. This monster's outer layer is made up of nuclear radiant scales to be able to heat up. This monster is the color of its surroundings to hid within or stalk rivals. The Iceamegalos is a vicious creature and a very interesting one at that!

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