>>5418324Under constant, excruciating natural selection from all sides of the narrow band ecosystem, it’s no surprise that the Growth Strands have adapted to minimize their consumption. On their once smooth, spongy sides, they’ve sprouted many fine, brittle trichomes tapering off to a point, which, when torn off, are prone to puncturing the mouths and digestive systems of their consumer. This increases the lethality rate among herbivores, damaging the Lump Grazer's population and devastating the more fragile Veg Grinder's, which is forced to transition to a near-exclusive diet of Sulfur Clumps. Even omnivores, the Stompers and the Flounder Feeders, suffer from increased injuries. Though the latter’s aggressive immune system kills most infections before they begin to fester, the former suffer slight attrition from punctured nubs and both suffer a modest loss due to stomach acid leakage before their instincts adjust to accommodate the change. This is one more environmental hazard added onto many, one which the narrow band ecosystem will endure and overcome in time. Countless, agonizing generations of time. The Flounder Feeders as a whole aren’t in a very ideal situation but are currently poised to renew their numbers.
>How should the Flounder Feeders evolve?>3/3 