Garpinna harpiesis
These 40 cm flying creatures descended from A. fucopinna and inhabit the forests of zone D. Like other Aerialslonti, they spend most of their time in the air searching for food. However, the A. harpiesis does so in small swarms/schools of anywhere from ~10-25 individuals. This swarm behavior is made possible by the beginnings of more intensive pheromone usage to gather the swarm and. Additionally, they have retained the ability to shriek from their ancestors, and do so in order to alert the entire swarm instantly.
These swarms gather not only for protection, but also to feast en masse. They eat the leaves and seeds of various trees (M. longatumus, M. sustensa, M. firmumsus, etc.), and they use their sharper fingers in order to better cling to trees. The A. harpiesis will also hunt and eat small animals (D. arbora, V. detritus, etc.) with the beak-like spikes on their faces (evolved to defend themselves and spear smaller prey), or even use group attacks to down and eat larger prey (like A. soarus). However, they are cowardly and won't attack anything they think can easily retaliate. Their voracious appetites can sometimes leave areas partially razed, but their population is kept in check by predators (A. peregris, A. morspotatori, D. brunus (young)), cannibalism, infant mortality, low life expectancy (8 months to a year) and conflicts between swarms over territory or resources.
Being in a swarm allows for mass spawning during the mating season (wet season). The males flaunt their colorful tails to attract females. swarms take a break from pestering everything to breed and lay their eggs (12-15 per pair) on tree leaves. The eggs are then abandoned, and the young eat the leaves before maturing and flying off to join a swarm. However, various arboreal or aerial predators serve as a bane to the young.
