Some more fauna for y'all! Luckily for y'all, these aren't on any of the landmasses you're currently on, so don't worry about running into any unless you take a boat to Hell's Gate. Before anyone asks, I've PM'ed Isla Diablo's map bit to Darcs, so hopefully she'll add that in for me soon so you all know what the hell I'm talking about. [center][img]http://orig02.deviantart.net/f127/f/2008/313/f/5/198_black_camel_spider_by_bullter.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Ash Strider [b]Species:[/b] Eremobates chasmatis [b]Rarity:[/b] Far too common [b]Behavior:[/b] Aggressive as fuck [b]Location(s):[/b] Isla Diablo [b]Key Points:[/b][list] [*]No. Nonononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononono. [*]Can move 30-40 kph through knee deep volcanic ash. [*]In place of venom, the Ash Strider has sacs of extremely caustic chemicals that it shoots at prey in superheated jets. [*]Fangs capable of penetrating solid homogenized carbon steel. [*]Chitin is capable of resisting most semi automatic handgun rounds up to and including 10mm/.357 Magnum. [/list] [b]Appearance:[/b] The Ash Strider is the most common predator on Isla Diablo. A bit smaller than a hippopotamus, the Ash Strider is orders of magnitude larger than its old world counterpart, the Sun Spider. The chitin plating of the Ash Strider is a matte black/grey and blends in well with its landscape. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [center][img]http://www.danintranet.org/storymedia/12345.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Acid Worm [b]Species:[/b] Unclassified [b]Rarity:[/b] Thankfully, rare [b]Behavior:[/b] Extremely aggressive ambush predator- has literally attacked tanks. [b]Location(s):[/b] Isla Diablo [b]Key Points:[/b][list] [*][i][b]Nope.[/b][/i] [*]Ridiculously powerful jaws- Have been observed to cut an Ash Strider right in half, and to easily penetrate stainless steel. The real danger is the sheer crushing force, 103000 kPa. [*]The Acid Worm spits scalding acid capable of eating straight through steel. [*]Burrows and can lunge out at like lightning [*]Covered in spiky bristles that can cause permanent nerve damage if touched even once [/list] [b]Appearance:[/b] The Acid Worm is a monstrosity of the apocalypse, stretching almost 12 meters in length on average and about 300-400mm in width. The front meter of the Acid Worm is coated in a tough chitinous plating that for some reason sports an iridescent sheen, easily capable of stopping a 9mm bullet in the thicker portions. Back to the rear, the worm is much softer, and can even be cut in half with a large axe- though this is strongly discouraged as the front half of the worm will remain alive long enough to demolish whatever fatally wounded it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [center][img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/3tags-prod/article/551bb38292132/551bb38296dec/original.jpg[/img][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Thresher Hive [b]Species:[/b] Unclassified [b]Rarity:[/b] Rare in the southern half of the island, more common in the northern half [b]Behavior:[/b] Aggressive if prey nears, otherwise dormant [b]Location(s):[/b] Isla Diablo [b]Key Points:[/b][list] [*]Nopenopenope. [*]A typical hive might hold 5000 insects. [*]Fire is an excellent way to ward them off and has in fact been used to eradicate entire hives with no loss of human life. Anything that clogs their breathing holes will kill them almost immediately as well. [hider=Recommended Handling Policy] [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/S-nZaYfhbnI/AAAAAAAABlg/VqXK-eqXd_4/s1600/flamethrower.jpg[/img] [/hider] [/list] [b]Appearance:[/b] Imagine a swarm of locusts. Now imagine that swarm of locusts being carnivorous, black and shiny, aggressive, being able to consume almost anything organic, and residing underground until something disturbs them, where they’ll promptly swarm out to strip whatever it is down to the bone. And then break open the bones to get at the marrow and some will even eat the bones too to develop tougher exoskeletons and also to make stronger hives with. And then go back to waiting for the next thing. [i]That's[/i] a Thresher Hive. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I had some more but those will have to wait because I'm tired af rn, I'm sure you're all devastated about that.