>>5423062Unrelated to their internal organ structure, the Flounder Feeder’s under-pincer nerve bundle has extended itself directly from the flesh into the water. This has increased the Flounder Feeder’s sense of vibration to match the extinct Ripple Tracker’s and improves their hunting success but it's extremely sensitive to the immediate environment, even moreso than the tongue. While the Flounder Feeder’s consciousness doesn’t have the memory to be debilitated by non-crippling trauma any longer than it lasts and the nerves are covered by a thin layer of skin to prevent silt from causing chronic pain, any more than the slightest of impacts is excruciating and often stuns the recipient Flounder Feeder for a handful of seconds. In confrontations with irate Stompers and when swimming through icy water, this is a dangerous development. It’s only a small target and the reward roughly equals the risks it poses for long-term survivability, but it poses a potential weak-point.
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