Fibonaccus necrophageus

Fibonaccus necrophageus
Creator	OviraptorFan
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	C
Roles	Scavenger
Classification
Genus	Fibonaccus
Species	Fibonaccus necrophageus
Evolution
Date	June 25th, 2020
Ancestor	Fibonaccus spinensis
Descendants	No results

10.16 cm-12.7cm long
Originates in zone C

As the populations of Fibonaccus spinensis grew, competition over resources began to become a problem. With other creatures already filling herbivorous roles, some populations of Fibonaccus spinensis began to shift towards eating carrion as a primary food source. Eventually, they became the new species known as Fibonaccus necrophageus.

Much like its ancestor, Fibonaccus necrophageus retains a lung in its shell, along with the large radula to help with processing food. It feeds almost entirely on carrion that it finds on the forest floor, although they do supplement their diet with detritus if necessary. In order to counter the many predators of the zone, the spines on their shells have grown larger and thicker to serve as a better deterrent to attackers. The eyestalks have also grown much longer than their ancestor, to help with looking over obstacles and spot food/predators much more quickly. They two lower tentacles have also become more sensitive to smells, aiding them in detecting carrion as well.

Much their their ancestor, Fibonaccus necrophageus are hermaphroditic, capable of self-fertilization when a mate is absent. Once they lay their 20-30 eggs, they leave them along to develop which takes about a month.