Axetail Sauceback

The the axetail sauceback split from its ancestor the beach scorpion sauceback. It has migrated from Nuke Beach to Nuke Temperate Woodland and Nuke Temperate Rainforest. It is only half the size of its ancestor and eats only small invertebrates, mainly the boring centiworm. It uses its axe-like tail to chop open rotting logs that the boring centiworm live in. They use their long tusks to pry apart the rotten wood and will use their long sticky tongues to lick them out. They use their great hearing and smell to sense where their prey is under the wood. Their hearing is so good they can hear them chewing the wood. During winter they have thick white feathery coats while in the summer they have thin pink feathered coat. They molt off the feathers winter feathers in the spring. Males will fight over mates in the spring and will battle with their axes. This is very dangerous and can lead to deaths. Females have a short gestation and give birth to 10 to 20 eggs. The eggs hatch in the summer and the larva must quickly grow by eating hungry shellworms. By winter they are full grown and have their winter feathers. They live alone for most of the year except when matting. Females do not look after the eggs and tend to hide them under logs so their offspring can find food fast. It is not uncommon for adults to eat their axetail sauceback larva. This is why they lay so many eggs.