Flutuga

Flutuga
(Spinopuga tortugus)
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	25/156
Habitat	BioCat Tropical River
Size	50 cm long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Omnivore (Common Fraboo, Naked Fraboo, River Saltgrass, Salt Sprout, Grand Prickworm, Swimming Krugg, Salt Buffel, Shading Slars, Segmented Carnofern, Krugg, Leafcutter Krugg, Spiked Krugg, Egg Krugg, Sunstalks, Frabukis, Vermees, Pioneeroots, Marbleflora, Flashkelps), Scavenger
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual, Two Genders, Frog-like eggs laid in Water
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Spinopuga Spinopuga tortugus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Grubby Flune	Toadtuga Dinotuga

The flutuga replaced its ancestor the grubby flune. It has slimmed down now that it lives in more tropical environments. Its also become amphibious with webbed feet to help it swim in rivers. Its body segments have improved a bit as well to defend against predators. And its diet has broadened to more types of species. Like its ancestor is a solitary opportunist. Its diet is about 50/50 flora to fauna.

Both genders possess spines on their hind plates that can be used for defense, but the males have longer spines. The males use their spines to impress females during mating season. In cases where two or more males court a female, they will determine their strength through "butt-fencing". Once the rival is defeated the male can mate with the female in the water where she deposits her eggs. Adults play no part in raising young. Thus the tadpoles must fend for themselves when they hatch.