Tolysipode

is a Complien that lives on beaches. It belongs to the Light Element.
==Appearance==
It has a long, white body with many plates along its back. It has four pairs of legs, the two pairs in the middle more muscular. It has two thin forearms and two long antennae. Its limbs and antennae are blue.
Young Tolsipodes are only about an inch long, but they can grow to 6 in (15 cm).
==Information==
===Habitat===
Tolysipodes can be found on beaches that are warm year-round, such as those of Swoule and Dornae.
They live in the intertidal zone. In the day, they follow the surf and consume the kelp wrack that washes up. At night, they burrow into the sand or hide beneath rocks.
===Biology===
They are herbivorous and subsist on kelp, seagrass, tiphones, and other plants that come in from the ocean. When something is washed up by the surf, Tolysipodes crawl over to the wrack, where they use a small set of sharp pincers to pull off chunks of plant material. Then, they bury themselves in the sand to eat their loot in peace.
Due to the difficulty of breaking down these plants' tough tissues, the Tolysipode first pre-digests its food by shining small, but powerful UV lasers from its eyes at it. After several minutes of photolysis, the seaweed is broken down enough to consume with minimal processing.
===Behavior===
They are diurnal, as the light of their lasers would make them very visible in the night. Adult Tolysipodes reproduce every few weeks, laying a small cluster of red roe in a tidal pool.
When moving quickly, such as when under pursuit from a hungry Quagul or Crabuto, they can perform a four-beat double gallop, wherein their four thick legs and four narrow legs move in two synchronized gallops. This allows the Tolysipode to move at a top speed of roughly 4 mph (6 kph).
==Growth==
==Origin==
Some insights on 's origins.
===Name===
Its name comes from "photolysis" and "amphipod".
===Design===
It was based on a sand hopper and a leafcutter ant.
==Trivia==
*Before photolyzing their food, they use mucus to create a small "room" underground by cementing the sand in place.
==Spells==
Category:Light Element
Category:Bug Compliens
Category:Shelled Compliens
Category:Coastal Compliens
Category:Herbivorous Compliens
Category:Compliens
Category:Complanet Compliens
Category:Compliens that don't grow
Category:White Compliens
Category:Hermaphroditic Compliens
Category:Common Compliens
Category:Least Concern Compliens