Creature:Necromin Wraith

A large underground species native to Oton IV, it is the largest member of the Necromin species. Nearly three times the size of a Necromin Reaper, its defining characteristics, shared by it and the rest of its species, are the evolution of jaws in the hands, the armored exoskeleton, the three eyes, and the large tail spike. Its exoskeleton is nearly 3 inches thick, and its internal skeleton is extremely dense, causing it to weigh around 3 ton. Finally, it defends itself with its external spikes and hunts with its hand-maws and buzz-saw projections.

Necromin Wraiths are a warm-blooded species. Their internal organs are large, and usually come in pairs, like two 5 chambered hearts, two stomachs, etc... so that in cases of emergency, where one may fail, the other one will still work. Their brains are flat, unlike those of most other species, and this enables them to take numerous blows to the head (or brain) before dying.

Lifestyle
Necromin Wraiths are solitary predators, searching for prey deep within the caves and caverns of Oton IV, and will walk upon the surface of the planet at night. They tend to live sedentary lives during the day in order to conserve energy for their nightly hunts, though if they do encounter prey, they will hunt it down. After the female gives birth, she will take guard the eggs alone, surviving on only the fat stored in her body. When the eggs hatch, the female teaches the young to hunt, and guards them fiercely. Normally active at night, their large eyes aid them while they move through the darkness that typically surrounds them. Only needing to drink water every few months, they rarely need to find permanent drinking holes.

Trivia
Necromin Wraiths and their smaller cousins have of lately become a hot commodity on the black market, being sold to private owners and underground gladiator pits all over the galaxy, thus leading to their protected status.



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 * Genus: Messosoris (Poeringu, 2008)
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