Rocky Capiri

The rocky capiri replaced its ancestor, the cave capiri. With it so crowded in the caves and it having to depend upon sight only, the caves were not the best place for the cave capiri to live. Those that left the cave survived on flightberries, despite their sticky goo. Over time the herd traveled to the the rocky and beach regions where they could eat orbiflor and beach orbiflor. This is where the majority of the population now lives while a few hearty herds can still survive in the harsh desert on flightberries.

Those adapted to the rocky areas benefited from their ancestors' clawed feet which could grip well on uneven surfaces and loose rocks just like in the sandstone caves. Those on the beach and desert tend to have wider feet to stay on top of the red sands.

Their bodies cannot change color but their sails can. Rather than producing dots they will make pulsing circles which can shift in color and speed. For instance, bright yellow with fast flickering means danger while orange to red with slow to no cycles is when they are calm; this helps them blend in. Blues and greens with fast cycles mean they are ready to mate. Purple means they are scared or are hiding within the purple flora. Black with red means they are challenging another for a mate, while white means they are sick. Their most amazing defense is that they can flash colors really fast and cause epileptic seizures in would-be predators who try to eat them.

Their three set of eyes have combined into one set of compound eyes. These eyes can see in the normal spectrum as well as infrared. The heat is used to see each other in the dark as well as any predators who might prey on them. They also can pick up details much better than their ancestor could and can pick up subtle cues from the flashing colored sails. These eyes are immune to their epileptic color seizure attacks.