I just worked out an idea that I had a few days ago when thinking about tensegrity spheres on the surface of the planet. I had them appearing already, but I didn't really know how to fit them into the "story".

Then it occurred to me that it might be cool if the tensegrity sphere were to act as a kind of "egg" around the critter while it is growing. I already set it up so that the bodies grew while hanging, so that they always kind of land on their feet even if they grow legs upwards, so I just made them hang at the middle of a bouncing wobbling tensegrity sphere

In a way it's kind of gruatuitous to put things together in this way, but dang if it doesn't look really cool. I think it's a keeper.

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