Clinging Belumbia

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Clinging Belumbia
(Acariaster polar)
Main image of Clinging Belumbia
Species is extinct.
26/160, Integrated into Belumbias Genus
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation21/139
HabitatFlisch Salt Lake, Flisch Salt Bog, Dass-Clarke Temperate Sea, Wind Polar Sea, Anguan Temperate Coast, Ramul Temperate Coast, Artir Polar Coast, Blitz Polar Coast
Size2.5 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietHematophagous (Elongated Gilltail), Parasite(Effulgent Scylarian, Crestgrove, Azularian)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, 2 Sexes, Sticky Eggs inside Dead Gilltails
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Konydonta
Echinopoda
Siphonodonta
Acariiastra
Urphagidae
Acariaster
Acariaster polar
Ancestor:Descendants:

The clinging belumbia replaced their ancestor and spread to the coast. They have evolved to be able to feast mainly on the elongated gilltails. They cling to the sides of ladym korystals and wait for a gilltail to pass by. Then if they brush up against them, they will cling to them and feed until their full. Their membranes have evolved to act as a second pair of limbs in order to cling better. Their beaks have grown sharper, so they can now pierce the gills without their prey suspecting. While their main prey is elongated gilltails, they can sometimes be found acting as parasites in the gills on snarks. They completely drain their gilltail prey of blood, and during the mating seasons they use the carcasses as a host for their eggs.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Vamplumbia (genus Acariaster)
  • Belumbias (family Urphagidae)
  • Dancing Urstar (order Acariiastra)
  • Parasite Urzong (subclass Siphonodonta)
  • Plains Uktank (class Echinopoda)