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>In the darkness of a meter-wide rift in the bottom of the crack, a Under Hunter is still walking despite an empty stomach.
>A distant thump is heard. Adjusting its trajectory, the Under Hunter wobbles toward the Depth Crawler feast awaiting it in a place where no Under Hunter set a short limb before.
>Moderately positive development : Lard
The digestion system of the <span class="mu-s">Under Hunter</span> improved, now able to metabolise nutrient into a few millimeter thick lard layer, isolating the crack critter against the cold, and improving time one can survive between two meals.
This lead to the expansion of the Under Hunter into new hunting grounds through dark tunnels, previously death traps of starvation.
Still, an hungry <span class="mu-s">Under Hunter</span> will burn all its fat, leaving it once again at the mercy of Hypothermia's cold white fingers.
>Unplanned negative mutation : Ear membrane fragility
However, the low rate of successful sexual encounter means that a Under Hunter is already lucky to gestate once in its life, more likely when young and more mobile thanks to little waste build up in the stomach.
This mean a new genotype slipped up the genepool : a thinner ear membrane, a tad more sensible but mostly more fragile. Collision against walls, or particularly strong wind blows can tear the Ear, making the Under Hunter stop in place until it starves to death.
The old age limit of the species regressed : virtually no Under Hunter have an intact ear membrane after 45 days, making them starve at 50.
>Competitor evolution : Path to omnivorism
The <span class="mu-s">Ivy Fatty</span> can now stuff its fat mouth when winning a confrontation against Depth Crawlers or Under Hunter. It still can't survive on an exclusive carnivore diet, but the longer longevity means more incidents involving clawing of our little depth scuttler.
Current identified issues :
Issues :
- little success in hunt and meeting other species member
- Ear membrane prone to tear (45 days, current old age timer is 50)
- Struggle to keep heat in when starved
- Can get stuck because of poor Vertical mobility
- Predation from Tripods
- Dying fom confrontation with Ivy Fatties
>How should the Under Hunter evolve?
