Puking Helix
Due to predation from numerous species, H. caudex developed defensive vomiting thanks to muscles that contract its stomach, and to make it more effective has acidified its gastric juice and enlarged its mouth so that it’s partly on its sides between each tentacle. The acid it secretes is very painful and has a foul smell. But thanks to its mucus-covered skin, ebriatus is not affected. It developed a more complex mouth, having four “lips” that it can separate and operate mostly independently to slightly direct the direction of the vomit. When attacked, ebriatus projects its vomit onto the side it feels it's being attacked. Its coloration is identical to that of it’s ancestor.
Ebriatus like its ancestor, Caudex, has chambers inside of its shell for holding moisture that it collects from the air with specialized organs. Air enters its shell through a porous membrane, leading to one of multiple chambers where the moisture is extracted. This is used to keep from drying out and respiration.
Ebriatus possesses rounded, hoof-like structures on the tips of its feet made from its shell same material.
Ebriatus preys upon the seeds of P. ipsumsemenous and ipsumpellicius, which it seeks out using its elongated tongues (see H. pessulus for depiction). Ebriatus grows to a shell diameter of approximately 4 inches.
Reproduction-wise, ebriatus is capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction. However, asexual reproduction is more common due to the inefficiency of its sexual reproduction while on land. When sperm is released, there is no water for it to dissipate into, so it simply oozes onto nearby Helix. So most specimens fertilize their own eggs, but it still happens thanks to its tendency to congregate.
