Woolly Waxface

Woolly Waxface
(Pilosasagmatus hecates)


24/?, unknown cause
Information
Creator	Colddigger ^Other
Week/Generation	21/139
Habitat	Barlowe Tundra, Ittiz River
Size	90 cm Long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Endoskeleton (Chitin)
Diet	Carnivore (Icicleback, Hookjaw Capiri, Polar Thaworm)
Respiration	Active (Microlungs)
Thermoregulation	Endotherm (Feathers)
Reproduction	Sexual, Two Sexes, Oviviporous
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Clade Subphylum Superclass Class Clade Subclass Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Binucleozoa Symbiovermes (info) Thoracocephalia Coluripoda Vermitheria (info) Cephalischia (info) Dromeodonta Eudromeodonta Metadromeodonta Cryptosagmatia Pilosasagmatidae Pilosasagmatus Pilosasagmatus hecates

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Waxface	Jaydoh Waxface Probing Waxface

The woolly waxface split from its ancestor and lives in Barlowe Tundra, due to this life style the ones who had mutations that caused long woolly feathers survived, instead of the ones with the fuzz preferred for living in the desert, which allowed them to live in the cold. Their ears and heads are bare since the feathers would get in the way of smelling, hearing, and eating, but to make up for heat loss they are narrow and the ears can even fold up and be tucked into the neck feathers behind it. The tusks are now normally completely fused on the bottom, and sometimes the top, which allows the act of drinking fluids to be easier, they will tear small chunks of flesh off of their kills and consume that too. Their tusks are covered with a layer of wax just like their ancestors.

They still live in tight packs consisting of four or five individuals. Females instead of releasing their young into the freezing Ittiz River keep their young in the wool-like feathers on their tail, the snorkels that the larvae grow are now mainly used to interlace with their mothers feathers. The mother feeds them chunks of flesh from her kills, especially the fatty portions, since they must grow as fast as possible. When they start to develop limbs and their snorkels start to disappear they will often venture away from the safety of their mothers tail and hunt small or baby fauna, although they often return to their childhood home if they get too scared or cold, the mother may even force them back on if she feels it necessary.

Gallery

Artwork by OviraptorFan
Without feathers, showing the shape of the body underneath. Artwork by OviraptorFan
The top view of the Woolly Waxface's head, showing off the fused teeth. Artwork by OviraptorFan
The larval form of the Woolly Waxface. Artwork by OviraptorFan