Colletisugo aequilibris

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Extinct (May 2nd, 2020): Lack of food

This herbivorous scavenging descendant of Acutognathus fellio has decided to feed on toppled-over Phallucaulis polyphs rather than on the seeds of live ones as it has come across an unused niche and now exploits it. As dead polyphs do not produce any more of the seed juice from which it feeds on and are therefore lower in level, Acutognathus aequilibris will instead stick its needle-like mouth protrusion inside the stem itself and suck the polyph's remaining juices from it for nutrition once any seed juices have been fed on and are no longer sensed (smelled/tasted) in the stem hole.
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Feeding on Phallucaulis semaprogandos and Phallucaulis fortrutium that are already horizontal to the ground, Acutognathus aequilibris does not have to bring its body up to feed but is still capable of those movements. Its body no longer requires such extreme extremities and the average body length has lowered down from forty centimeters (40 cm) to thirty-five centimeters (35 cm) in length. To feed more easily while on the ground, the needle is slightly upturned as to keep the end of it from touching the ground while resting.

Acutognathus aequilibris will reproduce sexually. Males and females have low sexual dimorphism and often end up mating with the incorrect sex, so they will reproduce with any chance they get. They are able to distinguish between species with their sense of smell and will only mate with their own kind. Fertilized females will lay around thirteen to fifteen (13-15) eggs on the ground to fend for themselves, and will mate once a month. Acutognathus aequilibris matures approximately nine (9) weeks after leaving the egg, and the gestation period of the egg is two (2) weeks.