Acid Pewpa

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Acid Pewpa
(Formiacus rufocaudus)
Main image of Acid Pewpa
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorRamul Other
Week/Generation23/148
HabitatDrake Tundra
Size10 cm Long
Primary MobilityMany-Legged Crawling
SupportExoskeleton (Chitin)
DietScavenger, Detritivore
RespirationSemi-Active (Unidirectional Tracheae)
ThermoregulationEctotherm (Basking)
ReproductionHermaphrodite, Sticky Eggs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Thoracocephalia
Optidorsalia
Polyptera
Dodecaptera
Mephtimuscoidea
Mephtiiaculatricidae
Formiacus
Formiacus rufocaudus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The acid pewpa split from its ancestor and drew slightly larger. It added formic acid to its defense liquid which is able to irritate predators without a sense of smell. From the six tubes only two were kept, which serve for directed spraying, but also to apply the acidic liquid onto its food as an aid in predigesting it's food together with its digestive fluids. The middle and hind, strongly shortened tubes serve mainly for defense. Acid pewpas possess a different, bright coloration on their hind bodies, which are raised and waved from one side to another as a warning if the animal feels threatened; it's also a part of their mating rituals. The sticky eggs are laid on the roots of flora and covered with the parent's defense liquid, which loses its acid shortly before the eggs are laid.