Land krill

== Taxonomy ==
Terrestrial insect resembling crickets found on Earth.
The Iywaharii (nation: Iywahar) have chosen to call this cricket "harbulaab," or "land's krill." This unique naming scheme is what gives this simple insect its colorful title.
== Distribution ==
First recorded instance in the Northeastern Wetlands.
*may be distantly related to the Dartbug of the western continent.
== Ecology ==
Land krill are one of the main insects thriving among the reeds and grasses of the region around the eastern continent's mountains. Their quick reproductive cycle makes them common enough for larger predators to use land krill as one of their core food sources. Land krill play a part in pollenating wild grasses and flowers that they eat from daily. Its low exoskeletal density makes this insect very agile and light enough to stand on standing water. Females are capable of low-level flight while males can glide from plant to plant. At night during the wet seasons, one can hear their mating chirps which sound like flutes.
== Uses ==
Smaller creatures can subsist completely on land krill, while larger, more humanoid surface dwellers use large amounts as snacks or small amounts for garnish.
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