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Unnamed (ID: xhj2P8)

Male Green Twin-Sailed Skipper
Creature Info
Owner: MixMatch
Species: Twin-Sailed Skipper
Sex: Male
Personality: Curious
Origin: Captive Bred (G6)
Born: September 3rd, 2024, 7:18 PM
Stage: Adult
Rarity: Very Common
Chroma: GreenGreen

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

Unnamed
Female Tan Kelpricorn
Wild Caught
Playful
Female icon Tan Chroma
Unnamed
Female Tan Kelpricorn
WC (Wild Caught)
Female icon
Tan Chroma
ID: mR9E03
Playful
Unnamed
Male Purple Twin-Sailed Skipper
Captive Bred (G5)
Mischievous
Male icon Purple Chroma
Unnamed
Male Purple Twin-Sailed Skipper
G5(Captive Bred)
Male icon
Purple Chroma
ID: feVNv7
Mischievous

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Offspring

Male White Twin-Sailed SkipperID: NhavP Female Blue Zooming CometchaserID: yjTj Female Gold Twin-Sailed SkipperID: VHxs

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