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|creator = Coolsteph
|image = Billdeka.png
|ancestor = Rootdigging Thornback
|size = 70 cm Long
|habitat = Fermi Tundra
|support = Endoskeleton (Bone)
|diet = Rhizovore ([[Umbrosa]] roots, [[Greyblades]] roots, [[Sunleaf]] roots, [[Spinetower]] roots)
|reproduction= Sexual, Two Sexes, Frog-like Eggs Laid into Cryobowls
|respiration=Active (Lungs)
|thermoregulation=Ectotherm
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|genus = Latifossorisaurus
|species = psy
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The entire upper jaw of the '''billdeka''' is covered in a hornlike cuticle. It builds onto the upper jaw of the billdeka to form a shovel-like bill. As expected from its shape, the billdeka uses its bill to dig through rocky and even frozen soil. The cuticle is constantly growing to counteract the wear of frequent use and maintain a shape suitable for digging.
The billdeka digs by jabbing its bill into tough soil to break it apart. Then it pushes the soil aside with its forelegs. It may spend hours digging at one spot to make its burrow at the base of a large blackflora. When the burrow is big enough for it to completely hide in, it eats the roots around it. Its small size, low metabolism and solitary living means it will take a while for it to eat all the roots of its host flora. (Should it succeed at all; the
While it specializes in eating the roots of blackflora, it does not live around [[Colony Stalks|colony stalks]]. It lacks any defense against the irritating spore dust of the defense phytids, so it cannot stay there long enough to dig a burrow. Indeed, in most situations a billdeka will avoid approaching colony stalks. The only situation in which it would approach colony stalks is when desperate from immense hunger. Its largely subterranean life protects it from the heat of the desert. It acquires all the moisture it needs from its diet of roots. Its signaling patches have moved from the sides of the body to the cheeks. These are usually cyan, but may change color to communicate with others.
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