Bora Scuttler

The bora scuttler split from its ancestor, finding a new food source in the borinvermee on Solpimr Island. The excess moisture of the Rainforest allowed them to move inland on the island; they developed internal water-storing organs underneath their plates to help though. Its jaws have elongated, allowing it to pry between microflora and other tight places to get at its prey; its head also have a lateral-rotating joint for aid in the search for prey. Its claws have extra prongs to allow it to grip the 'bora trunks better, and a row of spines on its rear to deter predation. Its upper plates and spines have pigments that match the bark of a 'bora, though they still have some chlorophyll for rudimentary photosynthesis. Individuals live for 3 years, return to the coastline at the beginning of every dry season to lay their eggs in water. The eggs are laid and fertilized before the parents reach water. The eggs are stored in orange sacs under the female's shell for a few weeks, or until the ocean is reached. Once they hatch, the released larvae float up into the plankton layer and begin life, feeding on smaller organism as they mature. Once they are a year old they will sink to the sea floor and molt into their adult forms, venturing onto land and into the rainforest.