Dangling Furry Plort

Dangling Furry Plort
Creator	Squidy
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Dangling Furry Plort
Zones	F
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Plortatus
Species	Plortatus ostenpellicius
Evolution
Date	September 18th, 2019
Ancestor	Furry Plort
Descendants	Drifting Furry Plort

Plortatus ipsumpellicius developed numerous stiff, thin trichomes to help protect it from predators like jorfunus by preventing them from getting close to its stem. However, this means of defense still left its seeds exposed, where they continued to be heavily consumed by various Helids.

Plortatus ostenpellicius, otherwise known as the dangling furry plort, has increased in height and started growing its vines from the top of the polyph, just under the leaves. This helps protect its seeds from Helids that are unable to climb, allowing them to develop more fully. This also helps to protect the polyph from excessive Helid infestations by allowing them to clean the lower portions of the vines that have extended to the ground of seeds and move on while still leaving the polyph with viable seeds higher up for the future.

The trichomes along the stem and vines have increased in length, preventing the only extant climbing Helid, Helix pessulus, from getting a good grip on the polyph. Pessulus lacks of means of grasping the trichomes, and as a result often tumbles off of the polyph due to its weight before reaching any substantial height.

Reaching full height in about 1.5 weeks (approximately 10 days), Plortatus ostenpellicius stands taller than its ancestor at 5-6 feet. The polyph produces numerous seeds year-round, dropping them all over the surrounding area.