Diabolus Darbola
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Having split from its ancestor, the diabolus darbola has become a major aerial predator of Darwin, as well as one of its most sinister parasites. An aggressive predator by nature, it is fully capable of taking down creatures of a similar size with the aid of mild venom found in its bite which is capable of causing mild paralysis. It specializes in hunting down other flying species as well as smaller "invertebrates", using its armoured hide to protect itself from possible attacks while its cripples its prey with its powerful bite. They have now evolved sexual reproduction in order to provide their young with better genetics, and when two members mate, both become pregnant.
Once a female has mated, she will locate a suitable host and paralyze it with her bite. She then injects her eggs directly into the creature before abandoning it. The host then recovers and continues to live its life, all awhile the young develop into wingless versions of the adults and begin to feed off the non-essential parts of the body. They eventually reach 15 cm in length and then kill the host by feeding on whatever flesh they have not yet eaten and then burst from out of its skin, their wings now fully formed. They then find a suitable perch to glide off from and begin their adult lives.
As adults they typically ambush their prey, and once they find it, they dive bomb it if it is already flying or swoop down and envelope it if it is not. They tend to live solitary lives and form small territories that tend to intersect one another. For members that live over the plains and such, they tend to return to their forest birthplaces in order to find potential mates and hosts should none exist where they live.
