Mothhead
| Mothhead | ||
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| (Tejdawus aurispluma) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Hydromancerx Other | |
| Week/Generation | 26/162 | |
| Habitat | Dixon-Darwin Desert, Dixon-Darwin High Desert, Vivus High Desert, Darwin Plains, Dixon-Darwin High Grassland, Vivus High Grassland, Darwin Chaparral, Dixon-Darwin Rocky, Vivus Rocky, Raptor Volcanic, Vivus Volcanic | |
| Size | 3.5 m Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Endoskeleton (Bone) | |
| Diet | Carnivore (Neoshrew, Scrambled Shrew, Barkback, Varant, Lizatokage, Thin Lizatokage, Fat Lizatokage, Egg Lizatokage, Xatagolin, Xatakpa, Binsnoo, Sitting Dundi, Handlicker Dundi, Dardiwundi, Sabulyn, Phouka), Scavenger | |
| Respiration | Active (Lungs) | |
| Thermoregulation | Mesotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual (Two Sexes, Live Birth) | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Phylum Superclass Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Carpozoa Spondylozoa Anisoscelida Saganophidia Turrinares Tejdavidae Tejdawus Tejdawus aurispluma | |
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The Mothhead replaced it's ancestor the Tejdaw. It lives much like its ancestor did however it has grown larger and its "whiskers" have become feather-like antenna that can pick up vibrations better. Like their ancestor their 6 eyes are all lines up on the top of its head for a complete 360 degree view.
They feed upon of small fauna and are ambush predators who strike like snakes. Their long, thin bodies allow them to slither around sand, rocks or even trees. They can also use their body muscles to squeeze and entangle their prey by wrapping around them like a constrictor.
Its skin is yellow to blend in with the golden soil of Darwin, but regional sub-species will be more pale to blend in with the white soil of Dixon or darker to blend in with the black soil of Vivus. Like their ancestors their skin is like chainmail and helps protect it from larger predators. However they are much more agile now and can typically slither away quickly from larger predators. They are also semi-warm blooded and can better regulate their temperature. However their arid lifestyle helps heat their bodies anyways.
After mating it take only about 3 months for gestation. They have live birth to around 5 to 8 offspring. The offspring are not cared for and must fend for themselves scavenging on carrion until they are large enough to hunt. Most do not make it to adulthood.