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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.
| + | I've done a bad, bad thing :) --[[User:Deusx|Tamlin Moon]] 11:53 25 Sep 2004 (EDT) |
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| − | ====Summary====
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| − | 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
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| − | ** First causes an intense thirst for grapes (and wine)
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| − | ** Second causes paralysis and death
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| − | * Piercing mouth parts, third external mandible
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| − | ====Life cycle====
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| − | 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.
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| − | Citations: [[Burnflies]], [[Ghyllian reproduction]]
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 25 September 2004
(Ghyllian reproduction? Bwahahaha.) --Sean B. Palmer 10:34, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)
I've done a bad, bad thing :) --Tamlin Moon 11:53 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)
