Smaraslim Bubblehorn

Spread through the rainforest, some Acicubins found shelter and protection into the caves, where they changed their way to disguise into environment and developed a new species.

Besides feeding from waste, the Smaraslim Bubblehorn also searches food in the walls of the caves, where it finds minerals and microorganisms. It developed the capacity to scale rocky surfaces, remaining most part of the time adhered to the ceiling of the cave. Its shell is lighter and resembles the rocks, disguising its presence in the environment. Scaling the walls also prevents it of be eaten by predators. Its mouth secretes a kind of mucus, which is collected by its sensorial organs and forms long and sticky wires, responsible by the adhesion of particle suspended on air. After some time, the Smaraslim collects the wires and feeds from the particles contained on them.

For security reason, the Smaraslims go down to the cave floor for the copulation. When laying its eggs, the female secrets a great amount of mucus over the shell of the male, depositing its eggs on it. The mucus guarantees that the eggs remain hydrated during their development. The male stays in the cave floor while it waits the mucus stiff and adhere to its shell, guaranteeing that the eggs will remain there. After some time, the Smaraslims scale again. When born, the offspring leave the protection of the shell and initiate their life.