Creature:Razorfly

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Razorflies are generally regarded as non-interesting species, despite their importance in the processes of decomposition. Few consider their danger, and are not commonly careful around them.

Razorflies feed on detritus, and are most commonly seen on dead animals. Here they not only feed but lay the eggs of their young. Razorflies are very similar to Earth flies, both in behavior and generally in appearance; however, razorflies developed six wings as opposed to a fly's four, with one pair remaining as flight wings, one pair becoming halteres, and the final pair becoming a protective, beetle-like wing shield cover, which has razor-sharp edges.

When threatened, a razorfly will spread its shield cover, showing them to a foe in order to try and intimidate it into leaving. If this doesn't work, they will take to the sky if possible and buzz past the opponent, grazing their skin over and over with their gouging covers. If flight is not possible at the time, the razorfly will instead dip its body in the direction of the intruder, to try and cut it in that manner instead. If a swarm is instigated into doing this, it can spell disaster for the unlucky traveler.

No known species of razorwings (the group of insects the razorfly belongs to) on any of the planets they inhabit has been known to reach sapience.