Desert Chitinbane

Desert Chitinbane
(Agrostomimus banearidus)
22/?, unknown cause
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	19/127
Habitat	Ittiz Beach
Size	20 cm Tall
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Asexual, Budding, Fast Regeneration
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Agrostomimus Agrostomimus banearidus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Chitinbane	Yellowgrass Mountain Chitinbane Thawgrass

The desert chitinbane split from its ancestor, the chitinbane. It has adapted to the arid environments of the Ittiz region. Like its ancestor, it produces a deadly defense, its sap, with a high concentration of "chitinase". Chitinase are digestive enzymes that break down glycosidic bonds in chitin, thus dissolving chitin. Chitin is what makes the exoskeleton of "worms" and "pedes". Thus any "worm" or "pede" that tries to bite on it with their mandibles will quickly have them melt off. Plents, ukfauna, carpozoa and iron fauna are unaffected by this sap. In fact it grows a bubble of sap at the top of their leaves that is easily popable so these other species can wipe the sap on their bodies so they can be protected from "worm" and "pede" predators.

Its large root bulb which can store up energy and water when times are hard. This is very useful in an arid environment. These sugary bulbs can be tasty for herbivores as well. They are rich in the chitin-disloving chemical. As long as there are some cells left it can regrow into a full plant again.

Due to the presence of this new flora it has caused the following species to go extinct within its range; entomosuchus, brutish lizardworm, spadeclawed shellwalker, cunning lizardworm, strongjaw lizardworm, feces shellworm, vandriswoop shellworm, nomadic scuttlecrab, memorial fortresscrab, stickysilk scuttlecrab, cleaner sauceback, beach sauceback, beach scorpion sauceback, four dagger sauceback, desert sauceback, chipper sauceback, egg slitherworm, noomroach and tyrant sprintzilla.