Elongated Scarlethorn

The elongated scarlethorn split from its ancestor and moved into the deserts of Drake. In order to adapt further in its environment, the elongated scarlethorn's skin has evolved a waxy coating that helps it retain more water than its ancestor does and it has longer legs that allow it to stride for longer distances than its ancestor does. While the elongated scarlethorn still has a deadly poison, it has also evolved sharp spikes all over its body to give predators and even greater idea to not consume it. The elongated scarlethorn receives its name because of how its body has elongated to allow more room for its shell. The elongated scarlethorn has also evolved a long tail with a stinger on it that is used to defend itself from any predators flying above it.

They have not only changed physically, but also behaviorally. One example being that while they still eat rotting flesh and feces, they no longer consume rotting plant matter, due to there being less of it available. Instead, they also consume the larvae of dartirs that may be eating rotting flesh as well. Secondly, the females use their stingers in mating battles to determine which one is most fit to mate with the male; whichever is punctured by the stinger first is the loser and does not mate with the male. Finally, when a female is about to lay its eggs, it lays them on the male's shell and the male leaves to find a suitable carcass for the young to feed on once they have hatched.