Deinognathus

## Deinognathus inbrachus

Latest Mutations: 5 = Venom, 4 = Stronger Bite, 1 = Legs

Not long after having evolved them in an ancestor, Deinognathus has completely lost its legs, which is ok because it's a decent swimmer. All that is left are tiny stumps which are almost impossible to notice unless examining closely. It makes up for it with an even more dangerous jaw, with barbed mandibles strong enough to break through shells and being able to deliver a painful venom that shocks victims from venom glands in the hollows of the mandibles. Its a potent predator.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Very Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Predator

Size: 8cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (154NP/10) x 6/10 = 9.2NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (9.2 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 5NP / 9.2NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Pincers Penetrate Hardness 4, Moulting. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 1 (Senses chemical particles from 1m away), Sight 1 (Clear sight to the sides), Perceives Blue and Green.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 1. Swim Speed 2, Stamina 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; swim away. When hungry; look or sense for prey. When ready to reproduce, look for another of the same species and move towards them, then attempt to mate with them.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the exoskeleton a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of long mandibles with teeth-like barbs on the inside and venom glands in the hollows (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports four pairs of tiny, indistinguishable stumps. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes and an ova. Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs. Hermaphroditism.

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Pincers (4 + 0NP, Penetrates Hardness 4, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Venom (4 + 5NP, Delivers a shocking pain). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +1 Chemoreception). Two eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP). Ova (1 + 5NP). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.170 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Mandibulidon serialkilleri

Classification: Deinognathusinae (sf), Mandibulidontidae (f)

Discoverer: SerialKiller