Painted Leafhorn
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| Painted Leafhorn | ||
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| (Phyllokhleina pictoratus) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Nergali Other | |
| Week/Generation | 21/137 | |
| Habitat | Darwin Temperate Rainforest, Drake Temperate Rainforest, Slarti Salt Marsh, Chum Salt Marsh, Jeluki Marsh | |
| Size | 15 cm Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Detritivore, Coprophagic | |
| Respiration | Unknown | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Eggs into Decaying Matter | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Binucleozoa Symbiovermes (info) Conchovermizoa (info) Euconchovermes Coprolitomimiformes Phyllokhleinidae Phyllokhleina Phyllokhleina pictoratus | |
| Ancestor: | Descendants: |
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Splitting from its ancestor, the painted leafhorn has spread to nearby rainforests and marshes. Its flesh contains a potent neurotoxin that it uses to deter potential predators that would otherwise make a quick meal of it. It has developed a bright color pattern in order to promote this defensive trait, and it has proved so successful that they are typically left alone and have thus flourished. The toxin causes temporary nausea in larger organisms, typically lasting a day or two, but can kill smaller ones.