Twilight Trapinout

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Twilight Trapinout
(Crystaltrapus diluculus)
Main image of Twilight Trapinout
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorEthos Other
Week/Generation25/156
HabitatJujubee Ocean (Twilight Floor)
Size90 cm long
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietCarnivore (Glowgill, Metamorph Spinderorm, Bloister)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Budding and Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Pansegmentocaudazoa
Segmentocaudazoa
Abyssovermes
Teratocrina
Pluritrappiformes
Pluritrappidae
Crystaltrapus
Crystaltrapus diluculus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The twilight trapinout split from its ancestor, the crystal trapinout. It has ventured deeper along the ocean floor to the twilight floor, following the twilight crystal. Its lure and shell have evolved to mimic this flora and they tend to group around them. They have a low population due to the lack of fauna in the twilight zone, but when they do find food they multiply quickly. They excrete a tube around them much like their ancestor, but it may leave the tube to find a new place occasionally. It does this by wriggling out and squirming until it finds a suitable spot. This expends a lot of energy, so it is only done as a last resort. However, last resorts happen often enough for them to have spread around the Jujubee Ocean's twilight floor with the twilight crystal. It has not yet evolved pigment to blend in with the soil, but it makes up for this by occasionally burying exposed areas in the mud. the low light levels also make color much less important.