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The '''Stonebeak Phlyer''' split from its ancestor. Rather than diving into water to catch aquatic prey, it hunts floating fauna and semi-aquatic fauna which live on free-floating nests and flora. It is named for an unusual feature which sets it apart from other plents—the exposed wood on its body is not actually made of wood, but of a unique calcified cellulose material called Petrolignin. As this new material can withstand much greater forces than ordinary wood, this gives it a significantly stronger bite than its ancestor—in fact, it has the strongest bite of any plent before it.
The Stonebeak
The Stonebeak
The Stonebeak Phlyer hunts by swooping down and trying to hook prey with its claws. If it succeeds, it will either proceed to eat it alive or, if
The Stonebeak Phlyer especially has a taste for the [[Seashrog]], as it is large and fairly slow and therefore provides a lot of meat with a relatively high success rate. If it catches an unsuspecting Seashrog, its armored belly protects it from its osteoderms, though a strike from the tail could still cause severe injury if it does not kill the shrog quickly. If the Seashrog spots the Stonebeak Phlyer first, however, it will try to veer away—unlike other potential prey, the Seashrog can defend itself with long spears, and being impaled by one would mean certain death whether by bleeding out or permanent damage to its wings. The phlyer will then circle the shrog, harassing it until it falters—at which point it swoops in for the kill. It has a higher success rate against lone Seashrogs, as mated pairs will often fight together. Failures usually occur as a result of the Seashrog either taking too long to falter, or escaping into its nest or the water. If the hunt is successful, the Stonebeak Phlyer will eat its fill and rest on top of the
Much like its ancestor, the Stonebeak Phlyer is a good swimmer and can rest and even give birth in the ocean. Its body is covered in a waxy coating which repels water, helping it take off from the sea. Like most plents, it mates mouth-to-mouth, and it usually gives birth either hidden in flora or on the deck of a Seashrog nest which it has made vacant by eating its inhabitants. Its young are superprecocial and can fly within a few hours of birth.
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