Marine Fraboo

The Marine Fraboo split from its ancestor the Common Fraboo. It has left the freshwater rivers and now live in the coastlines of Dixon-Darwin. During its metamorphosis it never looses the gills the larva stage has. Thus adults can live underwater. It also has adapted to the salt coast waters. Like its ancestor it has an advanced life cycle which grows from eggs to larva to pupa to adult. The adults produce hundreds of eggs into nutritive sacks into the water. The eggs hatch into larva which live underwater and filter-feed on microbes. Once they eat enough they will turn into an immobile pupa that transforms its aquatic worm-like body into a marine fraboo body. Once they leave their slimy "chrysalis" they will feed on decomposing material in the sand. They have grown to twice their ancestors size thanks to the buoyancy of the water. They can raise up their "horns" scare away predators. If they sit down their 10 legs can hide under their shell. Their grip is hard to pry off. In addition their horns can retract into their neck and seal up. Thus creating a nearly impenetrable fortress against small predators. Their shell is extremely hard and strong due to its dome shape. They can also close their gill holes on their side of their shells. When they do this they slow down their metabolism and go into a torpor-like state until the predator has gone. This state can last for hours. However they eventually have to open up their gills to breathe again.