Plastick

is a parasitic Complien that feeds on thermoplastic hydrocarbon polymers. It is a Complien of the Fire Element.
==Appearance==
It is roughly the size of an American quarter. It is a bug-like creature with a shiny plastic shell and four thin legs. It has two red eyes and a mouth. On its rear end are three exhaust pipes.
==Information==
===Habitat===
Plasticks live wherever plastic, especially polyethylene terephthalate, can be found. They prefer warm to hot temperatures and avoid moisture. They are commonly found on the bodies and nests of Polymeranians and Wolfineries, but can also be found in plastic factories.
===Biology===
Plasticks feed on hydrocarbon-derived polymers. They bite off a chunk of plastic with their sharp mouth, then subject it to massive internal temperatures and pressure to reduce the plastic to a noxious slurry, which is then digested and processed.
Their shells, unlike Polymerians and Wolfineries, are made out of polymethyl methacrylate, otherwise known as plexiglass. This allows them to withstand being ingested by a Polymeranian and come out the other end mostly unscathed.
Due to inefficiencies in the plastic degradation process, Plasticks constantly exude a foul, corrosive gas from their exhaust pipes, which can damage the body of their host.
===Behavior===
Plasticks reproduce frequently. They make small divots in the shells of their hosts and implant clusters of eggs within.
If Plasticks are exposed to too much moisture, they become unable to digest plastic effectively and will rapidly starve. Thus, Polymeranians and Wolfineries afflicted with Plasticks will take short dips in rivers and pools, risking damage to their own systems in the process.
Toaloas sometimes form symbiotic bonds with Polymeranian packs wherein a trusted Toaloa picks Plasticks from affected creatures, smashes the Plasticks open with a rock, and eats the insides.
Plasticks are an undesired vermin in Complinoid plastic manufacturing facilities. The most obvious, if inefficient, solution is to have air conditioning running constantly. Some facilities saturate the air with water, while others employ Toaloas to keep Plastick numbers down.
==Growth==
==Origin==
Some insights on 's origins.
===Name===
Its name is a pun of "plastic" and "tick".
===Design===
It was based on a tick.
==Trivia==
*They do not have eyelids.
==Spells==
Category:Compliens
Category:Least Concern Compliens
Category:Hermaphroditic Compliens
Category:Fire Element
Category:Plastic Compliens
Category:Proto-sapient Compliens
Category:Uncommon Compliens
Category:Bug Compliens
Category:Made by Ker-plop0990
Category:Balanced Compliens
Category:Brown Compliens
Category:Oleavorous Compliens
Category:Compliens that don't grow
Category:Parasitic Compliens