Scuttlisk

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Scuttlisk
(Silvestriblattacaris microlius)
Artwork of Scuttlisk
Species is extinct.
15/101, gamma-ray burst
Creator Nuclearchinchila Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Thoracocephalia
Entomocarcinia
Chelaticimecia
Fossoriblattacaridae
Silvestriblattacaris
Silvestriblattacaris microlius
Week/Generation 9/56
Habitat Wright Rainforest
Size 19 cm Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Herbivore (leaves, decaying plants, orbitree fruit)
Respiration Active (Microlungs)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual (Lays a brood of small, soft, Snail-like eggs in an enclosed nest made of dirt, debris and hardened feces)


The poop-scooping scuttlecrabs that moved into the rain forest after shuffling some of their poop there discovered that there was more to be had in the rain forests. The smaller and more agile survived, and they began to eat decaying plant matter more than other creatures' feces. They still would roll up balls of dirt, but this time for a different reason. The scuttlisk often rolls the fallen spherical fruits from an orbitree and uses it as a means to easily start making a dirt ball. This not only helps spread the seeds of the orbitree, but due to the easily decaying orbitree fruit, provides the scuttlisk with a ball that will easily be hollowed out and used for a nest to lay 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)
  • Battalion Krugg (class Entomocarcinia)