Grassing Shellwalker

The grassing shellwalker split from it`s ancestor when the lightberry evolved and became hard to eat and many desert shellwalkers migrated south in search for easier food. Although they found a lot more food, it was not easy to attain. The flightberry, ancestor of the lightberry had migrated before them and the rest of the flora growing there is equally hard to feed on. Luckily the mouth of the grassing shellwalker consists of several mouth clipper pieces and can make short work of most flora, and the "needles" growing in the orbiflor will be chopped to pieces providing the plant with no defense. The grassing shellwalker is very different from it`s ancestors, especially by means of reproduction.

Male : The male has grown a lot taller than its ancestor. The legs have evolved a second joint and the clippers evolved into two strong claws under their belly used to fight of predators and also when mating. The male has also evolved eight strong front legs used to help him mate. Whilst mating the male must use the small claws attached to the eight front legs to crawl onto the female and use the two long claws to steady himself. the shells on the males back provide some basic defense but are mainly a fragment of its ancestor. The male has no eyes and still rely on sense of smell to attain food.

Female : The females kept the short legs of its ancestor and has a thick shell on her back. Under this shell is the eggc hamber where all hatchlings are born. The egg chamber has small exit tubes placed around the edges of the shell where the hatchings can exit once they are born.The female has only its thick shell to protect her from predators. The female has no eyes and still rely on sens of smell to attain food.

Hatchling : The hatchling state is the most vulnerable for any grassing shellwalker, the hatchling has no shell and will leave the safety of its mother's egg chamber the second it is born. The hatchling state is luckily rather short,once out in the open the hatchlings will seek food and eat their stomach full. The hatchlings will then run for safety under a rock or in thick vegetation or someplace else, once in safety the hatchlings will cocoon them self and only now will the gender be decided. The hatchling has no eyes and still rely on sense of smell to attain food.