Swarmeater
| Swarmeater | ||
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| (Naiadoscorpio inversus) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Bufforpington Other | |
| Week/Generation | 26/161 | |
| Habitat | King Tropical Coast, Chum Tropical Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast | |
| Size | 1.8 m Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Carnivore (Flat Swarmer, Ray Flat Swarmer, Groping Slither-Slider, Clarke Cleaner Echofin, Onamor, Greater Wolley, Wolley) | |
| Respiration | Unknown | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Soft Eggs in Mud, Three Sexes | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Subclass Superorder Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Pansegmentocaudazoa Segmentocaudazoa Pluriptera Anopterigia Ophiobdelloi Ophiocarida Suchoscorpidae Naiadoscorpio Naiadoscorpio inversus | |
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The Swarmeater has split from the Ocean Scorpodile and now eats soft-bodied creatures that live on the seafloor. It primarily eats flat swarmer species, but if it can't find any, it will resort to eating other soft-bodied creatures that range between 10 cm and 40 cm. long. It spends much of its life upside-down and swims somewhere around five meters above the sea floor. Because its primary prey, the flat swarmers are always looking up, it top side must blend in with the water above it; and to keep itself from being spotted from predators that are above it, its underbelly is gold to blend in with the sand. Even its fins are colored light gold on top and light blue on the bottom. This gives it near-perfect camouflage. Due to it spending much of its life upside-down, the sensory hairs on the tiny legs on the sides of the Swarmeater's head have grown more powerful, and can easily detect predators swimming at it from any direction.
While it is hunting, it stares at the sea floor with its eyes, which despite not looking like it, are even stronger than their ancestors. While finding prey that does not blend in is easy, it also keeps watch for any suspicious, moving piece of sand; oftentimes a Groping Slither-Slider or a Clarke Cleaner Echofin. They only hunt wolleys and their relatives if they can't find anything else. When they spot prey, they will suddenly dive down at their prey; swimming faster than their ancestors thanks to their larger, oar-like pectoral fins. While it dives down at its prey, it will flip itself over and then grab its prey with its mandibles. Then it proceeds to crush and kill the prey and then eat it. While it is eating, its eyes constantly look above it, keeping watch for predators. This is sort of behavior is incredibly important, as its light blue top side makes it easy for predators to spot. If it detects a predator, it will simultaneously and immediately flip over and swim away as fast as it can, leaving its unfinished meal behind. If it is not spotted, it will simply finish its meal, and flip over while casually swimming away.