Difference between revisions of "Springal"
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| − | This creature is an amphibious type, spending most of its time near or in water. It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. It has a wide, four-legged body, a flat, | + | This creature is an amphibious type, spending most of its time near or in water. It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. It has a wide, four-legged body, a flat, rather boomerang-looking head, and a long snaky tail. Its front feet are webbed, with four toes each, but the back feet have fins. |
| − | It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. | + | It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. The tip of the Spingral's tail excretes digestive juices very slowly, forming a sort of loose blister, which hardens to a bullet filled with digestive juices loosely attached to the tail. The Springal, while on land, will fling these at prey with surprising speed and accuracy, penetrating its target with the acids. The creature dies, and the springal sucks out the creature's digested innards. Each blister, when competely forms, weighs about 0.25kg. |
| − | The springal's mouth is small, with a pair of fangs used to open a creature to reach its digested soft parts. | + | The springal's mouth is small, with a pair of fangs used to open a creature to reach its digested soft parts. |
| − | The creature lays soft, jelly-coated eggs. | + | The creature lays soft, jelly-coated eggs. |
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Revision as of 01:01, 3 December 2010
| Springal | |
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| Status | Animal |
| Classification | Omnivore/Gatherer |
| Size | 1m |
| Weight | 25kg |
| Homeworld | Unknown |
| Multi-world | yes |
| Canon | No |
| Extinct | {{{extinct}}} |
| Reference | Ley Sector (book) |
This creature is an amphibious type, spending most of its time near or in water. It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. It has a wide, four-legged body, a flat, rather boomerang-looking head, and a long snaky tail. Its front feet are webbed, with four toes each, but the back feet have fins.
It prefers seaweed and other underwater plants as a food source. The tip of the Spingral's tail excretes digestive juices very slowly, forming a sort of loose blister, which hardens to a bullet filled with digestive juices loosely attached to the tail. The Springal, while on land, will fling these at prey with surprising speed and accuracy, penetrating its target with the acids. The creature dies, and the springal sucks out the creature's digested innards. Each blister, when competely forms, weighs about 0.25kg.
The springal's mouth is small, with a pair of fangs used to open a creature to reach its digested soft parts.
The creature lays soft, jelly-coated eggs.