Dermite

The Dermite is a species of insectoid Complien. It belongs to the Dark and Plain Elements. It does not grow.
==Appearance==
Dermites are tiny beige-colored bugs with six short legs, two large black eyes, and a nozzle at the end of their abdomen.
Worker Dermites are the smallest. They have a pair of pincers on their mouth, and their nozzle is cylindrical. Their body is made up of rounded segments.
Soldier Dermites are larger than workers. Their pincers are longer and their body plates are more angular, resembling saucers. They also have plates on their legs. The nozzle of a soldier is cone-shaped.
Queen Dermites are the biggest. They have no pincers. Their abdomen is very large and roughly triangular. Their nozzle is a very broad cone.
==Information==
Dermites are a common Complien that make their home in the ample semi-arid savannas of Dornae. They live in colonies of 600-1000, separated into workers, soldiers, queens, and drones.
By exuding special pheromones, they can cause larger Compliens to fall asleep. Once their victim is helpless, the Dermites swarm onto the unfortunate creature and carefully strip it of its outer layers of skin.
Soldier Dermites cut the skin just below the dermis using their large mandibles, excreting a strong analgesic to prevent the victim from waking up. They pass the skin to worker Dermites, who ferry it back into the nest.
Collected skin is eaten by worker Dermites. It is processed into an adhesive paste similar to papier-mâché, which the Dermite can release from her nozzle at will. This paste is used to construct the pillars of compacted dirt and skin that the Dermite colony lives in. The stretchy, elastic skin makes Dermite pillars very resistant to blunt force.
Collected skin is also eaten by soldiers, who process it into a liquid irritant. This irritant can be fired from the soldier's nozzle at high speeds and with remarkable precision. Soldiers usually use it to drive away Toaloas.
Finally, the queens also eat collected skin. When they lay eggs, they cover the eggs with a layer of coagulated skin that quickly hardens, giving Dermite eggs exceptional durability.
Roughly 80% of Dermites are workers. The other 20% are soldiers, as well as 2-4 queens, each with a small harem of drones. Once the colony grows big enough, half of the queens grow wings and take off for another location, accompanied by their drones and several bundles of eggs.
==Growth==
==Origin==
Some insights on 's origins.
===Name===
Its name is a pun on "termite" and "dermis".
===Design===
It was based on termites, ants, the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure stand Cream Starter, and a really bad pun.
==Trivia==
*They don't consume skin for nutrition. Instead, they collect leaves and grow a certain type of mushroom on them, which they eat.
== Gallery ==
File:Dermite yum.png|A Toaloa attacking a Dermite mound
==Spells==
Category:Fungivorous Compliens
Category:Beige Compliens
Category:Bug Compliens
Category:Compliens
Category:Savanna Compliens
Category:Unisex Compliens
Category:Compliens that don't grow
Category:Eusocial Compliens
Category:Common Compliens
Category:Dark Element
Category:Plain Element
Category:Proto-sapient Compliens
Category:Least Concern Compliens
Category:Balanced Compliens
Category:Created in 2019