>>5397509>>5397514>>5397515>>5397521>A Flounder Feeder swims away from its latest meal, a successful hunt resulting in the death of two Lump Grazers. Its stomach is full. If it had a consciousness, it would be content. Its triumph was in part due to its new pincers, made of the same cartilage as its spokes, their blunt edges and weak mouth muscles snatching Lump Grazers before they can crawl away that much easier. However, it is those same pincers that will be its undoing. Already, they are cracked and the rot has begun to set in…The Flounder Feeders have developed mouth pincers, loosely analogous to Terran mandibles, they are wide and hooked. These make hunting easier for them and for the first time, enable the consumption of larger prey, but they are no less fragile than their stabilizers and are very prone to cracking on stones during feeding frenzies. This often causes a lethal infection due to its constant exposure to the Lump Grazer’s rotting internals. Overall, this has caused a reduction in their population but on average, individual Flounder Feeders are eating more now that they don’t have to spend time swallowing their prey. Their instinct to avoid Shufflers and Double Mouthers hasn’t quite disappeared yet and it may take some time for them to adapt.
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