Spooted Terracrab

Spooted Terracrab
Creator	Spinoyonyx
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Spooted Terracrab
Zones	13
Roles	Base-Consumer
Classification
Genus	Terracrabus
Species	Terracrabus spottenzii
Evolution
Date	March 28th, 2020
Ancestor	Aquatic Terra Crab
Descendants	No results

Evolved from T.aqualantis, due to competition some were pushed to the shorelines of zone 13(shorelines of zone G and E). They developed a coloration mutation which made them gain spots making them easier to camouflage in sand or in rocks. These species soon changed to be a sand burrowing species allowing them able to camouflage in sand.

Found in zone 13(shorelines of zone G and E) they have a carapace width of 15cm with a carapace length of 6cm. They live solitarily crawling on the sand bed foraging near their burrow. They feed on A.okeanus, and minerals in the sand. They feed on minerals in the sand by grab sands then feeding them into their mouth so they can filter. When they filter out all the minerals they spit it out. When they spot a predator(like R. gigas, R. parvus &T.katharagnathus) they would flee into their sand burrow. Their claws are use as defense by pinching at their predator. They live in waters at a depth of 5-30m. Their coloration is brown with sand yellow spots. They live in single burrow.

When breeding females release pheromones in the water which allows males to follow the scent into their burrow. When the male finds the female which will mate. Each female will carry up t0 50-70 eggs but only 30-45 will survive due to predations. Once the eggs hatch the babies go fully independent and fend for themselves.