In this article we continue to introduce the prehistoric insectoids in Evolution Crisis, monster number 0042 - Grenade Crab and its natural enemy monster number 0043 - giant hip mite.
Because the original design of Evolution crisis could not be found, the names of these bugs derived from their biological characteristics and appearance.
In the film, the giant carnivorous tree (introduced in the first part) is accompanied by many large and small bugs, including today's protagonist grenade crab and giant hip mite. According to the data (Earth), the symbiotic insects around carnivorous plants are mainly divided into the following types, flies, crab spiders, mites, ants, and vampire crabs. (Their relationship is mutually beneficial symbiosis, and it is currently inferred that carnivorous plants provide shelter, while insects provide protection and hunting food, but the specific symbiosis model is still inconclusive by academics.)
The insectoids that appear in the film most look like variants of crab spiders (grenade crabs) and mites (giant hip mites). (The biological chromosomes in "Evolution Crisis" are 10 pairs, which are fundamentally different from earthly organisms)
There are more than 2,000 species of crab spiders on the earth, so the appearance is different, not the above picture.
The grenade crab speculates that its prototype is a crab spider, and its biological attributes are preliminarily determined to be: arthropod phylum Arachnidaceae. (So it's a spider that looks like a crab)
The shape of the grenade crab in the film is very peculiar, the body is oval, the abdomen is striated orange-red, and the back is a grid-like chitin worm carapace black, which makes it look like a grenade, so it is called a grenade crab.
It has a pair of stalk eyes on the top of its head to facilitate its observation of the surrounding terrain, and above the stalks is a pair of yellow and black tentacles, which are always highly vigilant to the outside world, which also indicates that the grenade crab is at the bottom of the food chain of Evolution Crisis.
In addition, the grenade crab has only four legs and two pairs of claws (a pair of short limbs under the abdomen), and the ends are bright yellow. Unlike crabs, it can walk upright and extremely fast. It is speculated that its body length is about 10 cm to 20 cm, and its weight is between 75-125 g.
As mentioned earlier, grenade crabs are companions of giant carnivorous trees. They play a role mainly as scavengers, who make a living by devouring the leftovers of giant carnivorous trees, but when their kind die unexpectedly, they will unceremoniously come forward and devour them.
Mites
In "Evolution Crisis", the glute mite is the natural enemy of the grenade crab, it is a companion animal near the giant carnivorous tree, and it is speculated that its prototype is the Earth biological mite, so the biological attributes of the glute mite are initially determined as: arthropod Phylum Arachnoid mites.
The shape of the hip mite can be described as extremely distorted, fiercely looking like a human head, but a closer look at its head is actually very small, a pair of small orange eyes like dead fish eyes, can not see half of the emotion. The mouth has seven flaps of fangs, and the inside of it also has ring teeth, which is a flesh and blood crusher.
The body of the hip mite is connected to the huge buttocks to form a ball, and its entire back is an ass, and it is very similar to a human ass, so it looks super perverted (brain concretion...). Vomiting).
The glute mite has two pairs of knife feet around the body, and the forelimbs are strong claws, but they are not pincer-shaped but animal claws, which can be used to grab food. In addition, the glute mite is covered with chitinoid carapace, and the color of the body surface is green and red with black spots.
From the analysis of the film picture, the height of the hip mite is about 1.5 meters and the diameter is 2 meters, and the weight should be about 150 to 200 pounds.
Glute mites mainly use strong claws to attack prey, and the sharp horn at the end of the claws can easily tear apart human bodies. However, its main prey is the grenade crab, which generally does not actively attack creatures larger than it.
Next, we continue to introduce the prehistoric creatures in "Evolution Crisis", interested partners can pay attention to a wave in advance.