Luminescent Bandersnatch

Having split from its ancestor, the luminescent bandersnatch is the first of its kind to master the air. With powerful wings it is now fully capable of flying, and its twin butt nostrils provides its lungs with even more oxygen. Social creatures, they tend to form flocks of dozens of individuals, and will form group nests where the females raise the young together while the males gather food. Getting its name by the reflective patches on its side, it uses these in its social displaces. Young snipes learn these social displays from their parents and will eventually use them themselves once they have matured.

A unique evolutionary feature is the development of an internal ear. Young snipes have raised "patches" where the outer ear once existed, but they are eventually absorbed back into the body within 3–4 weeks, leaving a tiny hole which leads into the inner ear chamber.

Despite a similar diet, it has not replaced its ancestor due to abundance of food and the luminescent bandersnatches migratory habits based on chosen breeding grounds as well as the fact they typically hunt at different times of the day.

Its light bone structure permits flight. When it does fly, it holds its limbs against its body while holding its head level with the main section in order to reduce drag. They can grow to a maximum length of 60 cm long.