Bukkoctus

Bukkoctus
Creator	Squidy
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Bukkoctus
Zones	L
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Phallucaulis
Species	Phallucaulis spermacapturam
Evolution
Date	September 1st, 2019
Ancestor	Cockrass
Descendants	No results

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Cockrass (Phallucaulis flacoherbas) was a cocktus that specialized in growing in dense patches. Despite being able to launch their seeds up to 30 centimeters away, they would often splooge onto nearby cockti as their population increased, faciliated by their dense growth. The bukkoctus (Phallucaulis spermacapturam) takes advantage of this by capturing the splooge and using it to its own benefit.

The bukkoctus stands half as high as its ancestor at 15 centimeters, with an aperture diameter of 12 centimeters, making it 50% wider. The lower height and wider aperture enables it to collect seeds more effectively as they land inside of its hole. The aperture's slant has been reduced to the point of being nearly horizontal.

The bukkoctus does not produce much splooge of its own. Instead, it heavily relies on the splooge of other cockti to provide nutrients for its seeds. This allows it to save the energy it would have otherwise put towards splooge production, as well as providing its seeds more varied splooge which increases the odds of reproductive success.
The changes to the aperture have affected its ability to propel its splooge to the point that it just oozes over the sides of the hole, if anything. While it can reproduce this way, it reproduces in greatest numbers upon death. When the bukkoctus dies, its body and splooge becomes sustenance for the next generation of seeds it was holding, resulting in a glorious bloom of cocktus species rising from the splooge like a phoenix from the ashes (phoenis?).

Because of the changes to seed dispersal, the bukkoctus grows even more densely than its ancestor. Because it captures the seeds of other cockti in addition to their splooge, however, other cocktus species are always present where it grows to ensure that it has a constant supply of splooge.

The reduced height and wider aperture makes it a more accessible cocktus for species like A. fellio looking to consume its splooge.

However, since it relies on capturing the splooge of other cockti which are generally in good supply, the effect is minimal. Additionally, its dense growth makes it more difficult to access, with bukkocti often being close enough to touch, with their roots growing interspersed-- A distance of approximately 14-16 centimeters from center-to-center. Roots of adjacent bukkocti grow in between one another, bending and curving around where necessary.

Like its ancestor, the bukkoctus is fully mature after about 6 weeks of growth. The aperture forms after maturity, and it will produce new seeds every 3-4 weeks. Seeds number in the thousands, and are typically 0.5 millimeters in diameter.