Sandcrawler

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Sandcrawler
(Sichulong scorpio)
Artwork of Sandcrawler
Species is extinct.
18/122, Replaced by Descendant
Creator Artir Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Chloropodia
Phyllauria
Xylodonta
Neoheteroures
Fossoauridae
Sichulong
Sichulong scorpio
Week/Generation 18/120
Habitat Huggs-Yokto High Desert, Huggs-Yokto Desert
Size 1.4 m Long
Support Unknown
Diet Scavenger, Carnivore (Gringlo, Sneaky Creeper)
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Unknown
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes


The Sandcrawler split from its ancestor the Eardigger. It's still a scavenger, but it has developed a hard tail tip, like a sting, filled with a strong venom, so it also can attack animals bigger than it and eat them when they die. It usually bury itself into the sand, leaving its tail and its big breathing tube out. When it detects something near it, it will quickly sting it and run away under the sand using its four legs and its two ears. When the attacked animal dies, the Sandcrawler can eat it safely.

Sandcrawlers have developed a curious mating ritual. During the mating season, male Sandcrawlers shake their ears (like Eardiggers did before to remove sands from their ears) as fast as they can to make a lot of noise. The female Sandcrawlers will choose the males that can make more noise. The strongest male is usually the one with the stronger muscles in the head and ears, so this ritual also have an evolutionary purpose.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Cragagon (subclass Xylodonta)
  • Grand Buttpiper (class Phyllauria)