Badger Gilltail
| Badger Gilltail | ||
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| (Taxiopticus spelunka) | ||
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| 25/?, unknown cause | ||
| Information | ||
| Creator | sad-dingus Other | |
| Week/Generation | 24/152 | |
| Habitat | Badger Limestone Sea Caves | |
| Size | 20 cm long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Herbivore (Badger Aquacrystal) | |
| Respiration | Semi-Active (Ram Gill) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Two Sexes, Sticky Eggs onto Limestone Walls | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Binucleozoa Symbiovermes (info) Pterigiophora (info) Caudabranchia (info) Neobranchiouriformes Neobranchiouridae Taxiopticus Taxiopticus spelunka | |
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Splitting from its ancestor, the badger gilltail has moved to the Badger Limestone Sea Caves to follow its new food source, the badger aquacrystal. It became short and slender to squeeze through the numerous tunnels within the caves. Its eyes became huge to detect as much light as possible since there isn't much light in the caves. Its underside turned pale green to match the cave walls and floors even though there aren't any predators in the caves.
The badger gilltail only eats the green, crystal-like plant parts of the badger aquacrystal, much like its ancestor. The only difference to that is that its ancestor feeds on the marine crystal while the badger gilltail feeds on one of its descendants, the badger aquacrystal. Its beak is hooked so it can break off pieces of the badger aquacrystals with ease. Like its ancestor, groups of badger gilltails preform mating competitions in which males fight by clashing their hard beaks. The winner wins the right to mate with a female and lay sticky eggs onto the hard limestone walls of the caves since they cannot dig through limestone and create nests for the eggs.
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