Curvostroslontus noctus

Curvostroslontus noctus
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	Q
Roles	Scavenger
Classification
Genus	Curvostroslontus
Species	Curvostroslontus noctus
Evolution
Date	June 3rd, 2019
Ancestor	Longicorposlontus cocotus
Descendants	No results

This descendant of Vermislontus cocotus has found a way to avoid predation by foraging for food and being active at night instead of in the day by altering its circadian rhythm. Vermislontus noctus is the earliest example of a nocturnal descendant of the opportunistic Vermislontus detritus. It has no worry about competition as it becomes less active and sleeps underneath fallen leaves on the ground in the day when the other Vermislontus species are active.

Vermislontus noctus has two noticeable differences from Vermislontus cocotus. The first difference is that its skin has a slightly lower amount of saturation as a high amount of saturation is not as important at night as during the day when their predators such as Dracuanguilacerta herraborealus and Podovolare velox are active and can see color more easily. The second difference is in their beak, which is somewhat elongated and is curved downwards. The early path of their nocturnal ancestors that would become Vermislontus noctus could not see as well in the dark so they developed longer beaks that they used to navigate their surroundings by probing the ground in front of them while active to locate things such as food and mates. The extended beak now makes their overall body length seventeen (17) to eighteen (18) centimeters from head to tail.

A drawback to the curved beak is that it has a more difficult time consuming Megaplortatus leaves, but it will still eat vegetation if it does not smell or detect any other organic matter such as scraps of meat. Vermislontus noctus will also eat soft eggs it comes across on the ground, even those of its own kind, as they are not difficult to eat as they are soft, and eggs are an easy source of protein and nutrients. They are occasionally eaten by their diurnal predators when they are found, but the rates of predation is lower for them.

Vermislontus noctus matures in approximately one (1) month and they will reproduce every two (2) weeks. Females will lay thirty (30) eggs like their ancestors, and even though there are no true nocturnal predators for the offspring, adults of their kind may happen to feed on some of their eggs and reduce the numbers. As it is cooler at night, Vermislontus noctus has choosen to hibernate at an air temperature of five degrees Celsius (5°C) to actually coincide with winter temperatures. They will awake in the spring to further reproduce for that year.