Loamfop

Loamfops are small armored creatures that superficially resemble a head with two arms with five fingered hands attached. The creatures are often found in mountain regions where their excellent climbing abilities and durability is useful for hunting prey. The creatures are seen to be able to climb in rough terrains, and are at home even in the most challenging terrains.
== Physiology ==
Loamfops have skin made of segmented calcium plates that is glued to protein veins which is useful for absorbing shocks from predators or from tumbling down a mountainside. Loamfops possess strong dextruous hands that can propel the creature to speeds reaching 35km/h. the arms are heavily vascularized to compensate for the creatures small heart and pulmonary capacity. 
== Lifecycle ==
Despite the common belief that Loamfops are young ridgebergs are the same species, their reproductive cycle is quite different.
Loamfops durig mating season will tunnel to specific grounds away from their mountain homes in order to find mates and procreate. these mating seasons are generally during the rain seasons and the young are born during the warm seasons These creatures compete for mates by bashing their heads together until one competitor retreats. Loamfops mate with several partners and produce several eggs resembling ore deposits or juvenile ridgebergs.
Loamfops begin life in the form of jet black deposits on or near surface ore veins. The deposits will grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate into a second form deposit (or rare ore deposit) where certain ores can be seen just underneath the skin of their deposit. When metamorphosis is complete, the deposit will be covered with a limestone (or other locally sourced material such as ice or volcanic glass). After its deposit is completely enclosed and dried, it wanders off.
== Diet ==
Loamfops are purely carnivorous and feed infrequently in order to compensate for the lack of prey in the mountain regions they inhabit. Their hunting tactics are mostly by ambush, they lay immobile, like ordinary stones until prey comes close and they attempt to push the unwary of a steep incline before retrieving their prey from the bottom, using their climbing skills and leaving with the corpse to feed.
They also possess very long digestive periods, sometimes in excess of a month. This long digestive period means that for long periods of time the Loamfop is vulnerable, which also explains their use of camouflage. 
== Predators ==
Despite their armored nature, the Loamfop is the target of many mountain predators as their armor is easy to peel off after the creature is deceased. Among these predators are geophages.
== Fighting a Loamfop ==
Loamfops are distinguishable by their round features when lying in ambush. it is recommended to strike round rocks with a rod when on paths near a steep incline, which are Loamfops prime hunting spots, as the Loamfop will likely flee rather than fight. if the creatures does not flee, avoiding its grip is paramount and its weak spots are typically its eyes. 
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