Minikruggs: Difference between revisions

The '''minikruggs''' genus group split from its ancestor -, the [[krugg]] -, and spreaddiversified throughoutinto thenearly variousa nichesthousand tospecies bethanks foundin onpart theto manytheir islandsgenerally andgregarious, continentshighly of Saganopportunistic 4nature. BecauseThrough various methods of thisdispersal, theyranging arefrom somewhateggs akinunintentionally spread by Phlyers to Earth'srafting insectsvia indriftwood, bothminikruggs termshave ofmanaged to spread to every diversitycontinent and habitsall but the many most remote of islands. TheyWhile mainlythe eatvast floramajority butof species are generally opportunistic in regards to their diets, some more unique clades and lineages have gone on to specialized intheir diets solely upon eggs, scavenging and even beingdetritivorous detritivoreslifestyles. MostPrimarily speciesterrestrial arein terrestrialnature, livingthey anywherecan be found nearly everywhere, from beneathbeing hidden within the undergrowth to living high in the canopy, while otherssome willspecies makeeven theireking out an homeexistence underground, either via directly burrowing themselves or by inhabiting the tunnels of other, larger organisms. Some species are even partially aquatic, typical inhabiting freshwater rivers and lakes, though a select few inhabit the ocean, either on various [[colonialball]] species or on the surface film of the water itself. Most are around 5 to 10 cm long. Beyond that size most niches are taken up by the larger, more robust "macro"-kruggspecies kinof kruggs and other similarly sized organisms.

All species are coveredreadily inidentifiable by their chitinchitinous exoskeleton, whicha helpsstructure that serves to both protect them andfrom keepexternal harm, but also to provide attachment points for their shapeinternal musculature. Some havespecies possess additional spikes whilefor othersprotection, arethough the vast majority instead bear a smooth carapace for ease of movement through dense floral growth or soil. Depending upon their dietdiets, some species are poisonous too, whichincorporating theythe getvarious fromtoxins produced by the foodvery flora they routinely ingest. While most walkget about by walking, some canspecies are more specialized jumpmorphologically and are capable of jumping and even climbclimbing. TheyAll havepossess 6 limbs, 4 eyes and 2 mandibles. Their bodybodies isare made up of 2 main segments, the head and body. At the end of the latter is where their cloaca is located, with which they use to both reproduce withas andwell as excrete waste. TheyAll known species lay theirtiny, snail-like eggs which are typically laid under theseveral inches of soil so as to both prevent desiccation as well to keep predators cannotfrom findfinding them, though beyond this little to no parental care is ever displayed to them. TheShould conditions prove poor for optimal growth, the eggs can stayremain dormant for several months untilat a time. They will only hatch once the warmer weather comes.