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In the tide pools fought throughout the Pacific islands, one can find Na Kika (Nakika gilbertensis), a giant species of brittle star. Na kika are much larger and more mobile, and are capable of actively hunting worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish.

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KAIJUNE DAY 12 - TIDE POOL
A wandering Na Kika

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I hope nobody notices that I put day 10 instead of 11!

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KAIJUNE DAY 10 - COOKED
Boiled ebirah

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@ync3j @KP53617929 @SaycheeseDGTL LeBron gif checks out with this mentality

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@nacho_mind Love this clip 😆

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@C_MarvelousSS Very!

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@C_MarvelousSS Mostly because coconut crabs (hermits) are the largest land arthropods and look like giant spiders. That and I love the idea of kumonga having scorpion mandibles, which is what small repurposed pincers would resemble!

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Their only predators at adult size are humans, alligators, and particularly large gars.

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Somewhere in Louisiana, a real big delicacy is served - an ebirah (Macrocheirus horridus). Ebirah is a colossal species of crawfish found throughout the Gulf Coast in primarily brackish water ecosystems.

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Ebirah are one of many arthropod groups to evolve sizes more common in vertebrates through a lack of competition and the unique shedding of their exoskeletons in smaller sections. By shedding pieces at a time, ebirah aren’t left vulnerable and exhausted.

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@he_who_SILENCE @Anrandomtapir I love it! Almost looks like a hyrax

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@zerguskotus here’s another chelicerate!

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KAIJUNE DAY 10 - REGALIA
Endopede burrow

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@Hvoidflower_ So cool! Orcas teaming with humans

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@HadadBa60511 @Strange_Animals @PlantRobinson Also they are cold tolerant unlike lizards and have no external ear openings!

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@HadadBa60511 @Strange_Animals @PlantRobinson Many things set them apart! Their teeth are fused, serrated projections of their jawbones, of which they have 2 rows on the upper jaw. They also have a beak which is what the order they belong to is named after - Rynchocephalia (beak-headed)

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@HadadBa60511 @Strange_Animals @PlantRobinson Both young and adult tuatara have a 3rd eye on top of their heads with a retina and lens. But it doesnt doesn't form images, instead it helps them detect daylight sort of like our pineal gland.

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Endopedes are very similar to isopods - feeding on any and all decaying organic matter - including rotting wood, dead leaves, and animal remains. This process returns waste to the soil.

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Within the world of Radiocene, endopedes are terrestrial xiphosurans related to horseshoe crabs. These creatures are eusocial detritivores found all over the world (different species of course) and dig large nests that hold thousands at a time.