Darbola

The darbola split off from its ancestor the cave batworm. The time spent in the cave with only other fauna to eat has changed the darbola into a nocturnal predator. The darbola has adapted its new heat sensing tentacles to be much more effective. It has also developed sections of hard chitin in its mouth to act as teeth to crush prey into more easily swallowed pieces. The darbola's wings are not as useful for flight as they were before, but they are good enough for the darbola to glide from tree to tree or on thermal updrafts. The front three wing tips have developed hooks to improve its climbing ability and its tail has become longer and somewhat prehensile, both to improve its balance while climbing and to help grip on branches. The darbola has become solitary due to its increased size and the new niche it fills. The darbola only comes out at night and will spend the day either in the Ferret Limestone Caves or in trees. They hunt by leaping out at their small prey in the air or sometimes by sneaking up on them in trees or on the ground. The poison of the darbola has disappeared as it does not need it anymore. They have driven the batworm catcher to extinction while both species where in the caves through competition and predation.