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Unnamed (ID: IWIwo)

Female Obsidian Twin-Sailed Skipper
Creature Info
Owner: Blue
Species: Twin-Sailed Skipper
Sex: Female
Personality: Lazy
Origin: Wild Caught
Caught: January 1st, 2023, 4:29 PM
Stage: Adult
Rarity: Very Common
Chroma: ObsidianObsidian

Species Notes

Grouping: Aquatic, Arthropod

Twin-Sailed Skippers are a large insect found in temperate waterways, wetlands, and lakes. They can even be found in brackish inlets, though seawater doesn't seem to agree with them. These omnivorous creatures will eat anything smaller than them that they can get a good grip on with their grasping front legs. Their other two sets of legs end in paddle-like claws that support their lightweight bodies through surface tension and especially water-repellant structures, allowing them to float around like living boats. While they can quickly dart away using their larger set of legs to 'row', Skippers will more often use their wings as sails to catch the wind and maneuver around while using as little energy as possible.

Skippers are not very clever creatures, but they are highly visual, and sensitive to vibrations in the water. They can learn to differentiate between a handler who feeds them and a threat, but they are very skittish, and training them to do anything other than come over for treats has been largely unsuccessful. However, given their food-motivated recall, some researchers have made a game out of racing Skippers across ponds.

Artwork: Sora


Ancestry

Wild Caught creatures have no recorded parents.

Offspring

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