Dagger Capiri

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Dagger Capiri
(Smilovelus vesica)
Main image of Dagger Capiri
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Information
CreatorColddigger Other
Week/Generation18/123
HabitatIttiz Rocky
Size1.5 m Tall
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietOmnivore (Orbiflor, Rocky Capiri, Dark Sauceback, Stained Bloomworm, Bambelura, Gem Orb, Tobeeflor, Lolly Poppy, Phantom Capiri) Scavenger (Carrion)
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationMesotherm
ReproductionSexual, Hard-shelled eggs in nests, Two sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Clade
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Pentapodes
Caudapodia
Arcuvelia
Euarcuvelia
Smilovelidae
Smilovelus
Smilovelus vesica
Ancestor:Descendants:

The dagger capiri split from its ancestor, the rocky capiri and has developed a taste for blood. It is an active hunter, running up to a victim and cutting open its side using the dagger-like ends of its elongated back spines. The beak has a ninety degree angle to its long impaler, giving it a powerful strike that goes deep into the victim. To counterbalance the massive dagger spines the dagger capiris tail has become thicker and longer, it also is spiny to detour any predators attempts to attack from behind. Virtually the only parts left that can change color are the three green crescents on the sail, this ability has very little use beyond showing certain emotions and courtship.

The dagger capiri lives in loose family groups that share a territory, there is no particular leader and the group is made up normally of the parents, young, and unpaired adults. These territories are sustained as long as the parent group exists. Sometimes mating pairs stay in one of their birth territories, resulting in an odd grandparent group of the original breeding pair, the two families will eventually have a bloody war over who controls the territory if the grandparents don't die off soon enough.

During the breeding season unpaired adult males will mix between territories to search for a mate. During courtship the male will display intricate repeating patterns of colour, this shows mental acuteness to any potential partners in the area, the more complex a pattern, the better chance of being picked.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Mystery Capiri (order Euarcuvelia)
  • Shaggy Glasseater (class Caudapodia)