Savanna Sticky-Rod

The stickyball-crown shrub has changed yet again, this time moving out of the desert completely for the more hospitable lands of the Huggs-Yokto Savanna. While the only real change that we can see from the outside is a small change in the patches shape, many internal changes have come to pass. The rudimentary chemical communication that developed with the savanna sticky-rods ancestors has grown more complex and less reactionary. Four chemicals that mean "release sonosil", "secrete sticky sap", "stop releasing sonosil" and "stop releasing sticky sap" can be released by each sticky-rod. Sonosil is the name that has been given to the chemical that, when released, makes the sticky-rod smell and taste quite awful to any organism that tries to eat it. By stopping the production of sticky sap, the sticky-rod can conserve energy in an emergency and eventually be moved to a new location by the weather. This is dangerous however, as drifting sticky-rods are easy pickings for herbivores and omnivores alike, and almost 60% of sticky-rod colonies die out this way. Despite these challenges, the rudimentary system of communication has made the sticky-rod quite successful.