Eastward Landlubber

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Eastward Landlubber
(Pirata orientalis)
Main image of Eastward Landlubber
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorTheBigDeepCheatsy Other
Week/Generation24/154
HabitatNorth Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Jujubee Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Clayren Tropical Coast, Clayren Tropical Beach, Solpimr Tropical Beach, Ovi Tropical Beach, Oz Temperate Coast, Oz Temperate Beach, Abello Temperate Beach, Ittiz Temperate Beach, Maineiac Temperate Coast, Maineiac Temperate Beach
Size85 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietOmnivore (Marbleflora, Snotflora, Vermees, Dartirs, Cloudswarmers, Krillpedes, Burraroms, Pioneeroots)
RespirationActive (Nasal Gills)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Frog-Like Eggs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Clade
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Tetrapodes
Saurochelones (info)
Gyrinoi
Piratidae
Pirata
Pirata orientalis
Ancestor:Descendants:

When gametes and eggs from both species of landlubbers mixed together, they created different kinds of hybrid species. The majority of these were unsuccessful at survival due to either deformities, sterility, or lacking anything that can help it adapt to its environment. However, one set of hybrids successfully survived and even evolved some of their own traits. These were the eastward landlubbers.

Like the red-eyed landlubber, the eastward landlubber has a set of strong front legs that it uses to move around on the beach. The eastward landlubber also has four strong tentacles that it uses to grab food and help support its weight on land. Lastly, the eastward landlubber has the red-eyed landlubber's red eyes, toxic skin, and can flash warning colors that protect it from predators.

Like the landlubber onamor, the eastward landlubber has a small nasal horn on its head that it uses to push smaller organisms aside when attempting to find food. The eastward landlubber is also more of a generalist, much like the landlubber onamor was.

Like both of its ancestors, the eastward landlubber is amphibious and it has a flap of skin that protects its gills from being dried out.

The eastward landlubber's distinct evolutions that helped it survive include a body that allows it to move somewhat faster in the water than its ancestor. Two other adaptations that make it easier to move around in the water include a larger dorsal fin and a split tail fin that allow it to speed up more. The eastward landlubber has also evolved full capabilities to change the pigments of its skin into all sorts of colors, which helps them survive in differently colored areas that they live in. Finally, the eastward landlubber gets its name because of how despite its adaptations, it could not quite replace either of its ancestors. Instead, they moved east towards the continent of Barlowe, where they live on the different island beaches and Barlowe's western coasts. While they do live in the Jujubee ocean, they are not as common there as they are near Barlowe.