Blattealimax latadorsus

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Extinct (July 19th, 2019): Outcompeted by Pseudospathula concavens and Thiliprootha peothilia.

This descendant of Oculolophus caecus is most notable for a set of abdominal muscles that has extended outwards to act similarly to limbs. These "limbs" are movable, but without bones for support, they are weak and merely help in quicker locomotion while foraging through becoming temporarily firm and increasing the thrust when Oculolophus latadorsus contracts its body back and forth to move.

Oculolophus latadorsus grows to twenty centimeters (20 cm) in length like its ancestor. It thrives best in the plains, where it feeds on Aruraherba caesicoles that have fallen sideways, swallowing them whole in its jawless mouth while it is open. They have no fear of predators but keep on the lookout with their echolocation as they constantly move in the search of food to support their new developing structure and their echolocation system combined.

Oculolophus latadorsus reproduces in a similar manner to its relatives in how both sexes have low sexual dimorphism and how mature individuals mate with anyone in their species that they come across. They lay up to twenty-five (25) eggs and take five (5) weeks to fully mature. They lack pheromones as they do not typically go out of their way of eating to travel long distances for that sole purpose.

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