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Deusx: /* Deathbug */

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Deathbug

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Pundle's pencil likes Saddingfrod's big plockular fringlenapper.

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Hehehe.

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Working on draft for Deathbug

Deusx at 13:33, 25 September 2004

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== Deathbug ==

* Another one of [[Arariax|his]] poems, "The Deathbug", retells a story about his encounter with a deathbug in a style that has been copied ruthlessly since it was first penned.

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-== Deathbug ==
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-===Summary===
+I've done a bad, bad thing :)  --[[User:Deusx|Tamlin Moon]] 11:53 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)

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 ===Summary===
-The deathbug, famously the subject of poetry by [[Arariax]] and often the focus of scientific debate, is believed by some to be the larval form of the [[Burnflies|burnfly]].  It is found mainly in the area surrounding the [[Evesque Valley]] vineyards and plantations, where it feeds mainly on animals which feed on grapes.
+The deathbug, famously the subject of poetry by [[Arariax]] and often the focus of scientific debate, is believed by some to be the larval form of the [[Burnflies|burnfly]].  It is found mainly in the area surrounding the [[Evesque Valley]] vineyards and plantations, where it feeds on animals that feed on grapes.
 ===Anatomy===
-The body of the deathbug is composed of a series of wide, hard-shelled segments, usually numbering between six and twenty, with a dozen or so cilia-like feet distributed beneath each.  The locomotion of a deathbug is extraordinarily swift, combining cilia action with a unique ability to compress its body like a spring for bursts of velocity.  With documented reports of almost a quarter sugro-nanit per hour, deathbugs often strike much larger prey animals and retreat before they have a chance to react.
+The body of the deathbug is composed of a series of wide, hard-shelled segments, usually numbering between six and twenty, with a half-dozen cilia-like feet distributed beneath each.  The locomotion of a deathbug is extraordinarily swift, combining cilia action with a unique ability to compress its body like a spring for bursts of velocity.  With documented reports of almost a quarter sugro-nanit per hour, deathbugs often strike much larger prey animals and retreat before they have a chance to react.
 Deathbugs grow to be between 5 and 14 inanits in length, not including the tails.  Most notable about the deathbug are its two stinger-tipped, whip-like tails, each producing a different form of venom.  The first form causes an intense thirst for grapes and wine, while the second causes paralysis and often death.
-The head of a deathbug presents a collection of piercing mouth parts, used to feed upon prey animals, as well as sensory organs used for navigation and finely tuned to the presence of grape juice and wine in the ichor of other animals.
+The head of a deathbug presents a collection of piercing mouth parts, used to feed upon prey animals, as well as sensory stalks used for navigation and finely tuned to the presence of grape juice and wine in the ichor of other animals.
 ===Behavior and Diet===
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 ===Commercial exploitation===
-Citations: [[Burnflies]], [[Ghyllian reproduction]]
+Although very dangerous to capture and collect, especially to Ghyllians who have recently imbibed wine, deathbugs are treasured as a delicacy by the [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]].  Roasted bodies of deathbugs, when the tails and toxin sacs have been removed carefully, take on a very rich and intoxicating flavor of fine wines and fruit due to their diet.  In fact, some high-quality wines have been rumored to have ground or squeezed deathbugs mixed into their preparation vats to enrich the flavor.

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 == Deathbug ==
-* Another one of [[Arariax|his]] poems, "The Deathbug", retells a story about his encounter with a deathbug in a style that has been copied ruthlessly since it was first penned.
+===Summary===
-=== draft ===
+The deathbug, famously the subject of poetry by [[Arariax]] and often the focus of scientific debate, is believed by some to be the larval form of the [[Burnflies|burnfly]].  It is found mainly in the area surrounding the [[Evesque Valley]] vineyards and plantations, where it feeds mainly on animals which feed on grapes.
-====Summary====
+===Anatomy===
-The deathbug, famously the subject of poetry by [[Arariax]] and often the focus of scientific debate, is believed by some to be the larval form of the [[Burnflies|burnfly]].  It is found mainly in the area surrounding the [[Evesque Valley]] vineyards and plantations, where it feeds mainly on animals that feed on grapes.
+The body of the deathbug is composed of a series of wide, hard-shelled segments, usually numbering between six and twenty, with a dozen or so cilia-like feet distributed beneath each.  The locomotion of a deathbug is extraordinarily swift, combining cilia action with a unique ability to compress its body like a spring for bursts of velocity.  With documented reports of almost a quarter sugro-nanit per hour, deathbugs often strike much larger prey animals and retreat before they have a chance to react.
-====Anatomy====
+Deathbugs grow to be between 5 and 14 inanits in length, not including the tails.  Most notable about the deathbug are its two stinger-tipped, whip-like tails, each producing a different form of venom.  The first form causes an intense thirst for grapes and wine, while the second causes paralysis and often death.
-* Twin stingers
+The head of a deathbug presents a collection of piercing mouth parts, used to feed upon prey animals, as well as sensory organs used for navigation and finely tuned to the presence of grape juice and wine in the ichor of other animals.
-====Life cycle====
+===Behavior and Diet===
 Although many biologists believe the deathbug is the larval form of the [[Burnflies|burnfly]], none have ever been able to reliably document a pupal stage for the [[Burnflies|burnfly]].  Many have claimed that the deathbug burrows underground to form a chrysalis, but to date, the discovery of a genuine chrysalis has never been reported.  (Although, for a Quezloo or two, many town fair sideshows will provide a peek at an "amazing burnfly hatching" in progress.)
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 Accordingly, this remains a missing link in the deathbug/burnfly life cycle-- and indeed, many scholars vehemently deny that these two creatures are linked at all, especially since our own form of [[Ghyllian reproduction|reproduction]] bears little resemblence to the life cycle proposed by deathbug researchers.
-Citations: [[Burnflies]], [[Ghyllian reproduction]]
+===Commercial exploitation===
-(Ghyllian reproduction? Bwahahaha.) --[[User:Sbp|Sean B. Palmer]] 10:34, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)
+Citations: [[Burnflies]], [[Ghyllian reproduction]]

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	(Ghyllian reproduction? Bwahahaha.) --[[User:Sbp\|Sean B. Palmer]] 10:34, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)		(Ghyllian reproduction? Bwahahaha.) --[[User:Sbp\|Sean B. Palmer]] 10:34, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)

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		+	(Ghyllian reproduction? Bwahahaha.) --[[User:Sbp\|Sean B. Palmer]] 10:34, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)

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	* Another one of [[Arariax\|his]] poems, "The Deathbug", retells a story about his encounter with a deathbug in a style that has been copied ruthlessly since it was first penned.		* Another one of [[Arariax\|his]] poems, "The Deathbug", retells a story about his encounter with a deathbug in a style that has been copied ruthlessly since it was first penned.
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		+	=== draft ===
		+
		+	====Summary====
		+
		+	The deathbug, famously the subject of poetry by [[Arariax]] and often the focus of scientific debate, is believed by some to be the larval form of the [[Burnflies\|burnfly]]. It is found mainly in the area surrounding the [[Evesque Valley]] vineyards and plantations, where it feeds mainly on animals that feed on grapes.
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		+	====Anatomy====
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		+	* Twin stingers
		+	** First causes an intense thirst for grapes (and wine)
		+	** Second causes paralysis and death
		+	* Piercing mouth parts, third external mandible
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		+	====Life cycle====
		+
		+	Although many biologists believe the deathbug is the larval form of the [[Burnflies\|burnfly]], none have ever been able to reliably document a pupal stage for the [[Burnflies\|burnfly]]. Many have claimed that the deathbug burrows underground to form a chrysalis, but to date, the discovery of a genuine chrysalis has never been reported. (Although, for a Quezloo or two, many town fair sideshows will provide a peek at an "amazing burnfly hatching" in progress.)
		+
		+	Accordingly, this remains a missing link in the deathbug/burnfly life cycle-- and indeed, many scholars vehemently deny that these two creatures are linked at all, especially since our own form of [[Ghyllian reproduction\|reproduction]] bears little resemblence to the life cycle proposed by deathbug researchers.
		+
		+	Citations: [[Burnflies]], [[Ghyllian reproduction]]