Slimepit

Slimepit
(Quadsphourus viru)
22/?, unknown cause
Information
Creator	Nergali Other
Week/Generation	20/134
Habitat	Darwin Tropical Rainforest, Darwin Temperate Rainforest, Darwin Temperate Woodland
Size	Microscopic
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Carnivore (Fraboohorn, Frabooball, Dartir, Diggerundi, Shroom-Thief Plent, Phlyer, Grattle, Fruit Phlyer, Ghastrett, Masked-Bandit Hoofplent, Powder Petitworm, Shroomworm, Worm Phlyer, Leafhorn, Black Gringlo, Spiny Raspworm, Pink Phlyer, Mini-Flower Ketter, Clear-Wing Worm, Nogbarrel, Moonflower Xenobee, Ketter Phlyer, Monofoot, Lardworm, Spietsenwurm, Woodland Swent, Barkskin, Hookahworm, Dirk-Clawed Shroomplent, Cubile, Spade Ketter, Stubnose Phibi, Phibi, Springing Ketter, Diabolus Darbola, Tetrastick Rocker, Aerosnag Tasertongue, Crested Phlyer, Vitesenza, Tailhopping Sawclaw, Rainforest Earback, Ridge-Eyed Darbola, Darwin Sneaker, Jabberwocketter, Gelbeast, Lokeeto, Browsing Maskplent, Gnawbarrel, Aboreal Tailhopper, Gnawbarrel, Springneck, Carrion Tailhopper, Rainbow Fraboo)
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Mitosis
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Trinucleata Protrinucleozoa Myxia Basinogelatina Quatriphoridae Quadsphourus Quadsphourus viru

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Gelbeast	Frigooze

Splitting from gelbeasts that managed to cross the BioCat River, either by crossing it via a log or attached to another organism's back, they have diversified and evolved a sedentary lifestyle. Digging pits with the aid of their powerful digestive enzymes, they now typically live in one spot throughout their "lives", digesting anything organic that should fall into their pits or walk close enough that their vibrations can be felt and a pseudopod can then grab them.

They reproduce via mitosis, and after a colony reaches 1–3 meters in size tiny mini-colonies will bud off and then search for a new area to inhabit. Should food become less plentiful, a colony will break apart into dozens of 1–10 cm long fragments that will attempt to find a new place to live with new food sources. Should conditions become unfavorable for them, such as if the temperature becomes too hot or cold, colonies will enter a state of "hibernation" during which they appear to solidify and will not reactivate until conditions improve. Colonies will not break up if its rains and instead will excrete the water into the nearby soil, helping flora to grow which can then attract potential prey.

The microbes that make up the colony have mutated further and now four cells make up every cluster. Tiny specialized organelles have evolved in order to help transfer nutrients between cells with less energy wasted.

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)

Oozes (genus Quadsphourus)

Arboreal Ooze (order Basinogelatina)