>>5398325Rather than grow its tail, a segment of the Flounder Feeders population grew its internals: filling it with many redundant bundles of the same vibration sensing nerves as are on their front. This has given them a sensory precision that, when extreme tides and catastrophic radiation isn’t interfering, is unrivaled in the narrow band ecosystem. Combined with its preexisting pack mentality, it has become a lethal danger to every other species. They aren’t much more dangerous against adults than the mainline Flounder Feeders but their aggression has them targeting the freshly-burst and budded, and vulnerable, offspring of their competitors with ruthless precision. This makes them less likely to reach adulthood, which makes reproduction less reliable, which in turn reduces the overall Flounder Feeder, Double Mouther, and Lazy Feeder populations while its own is growing at a steady rate. If something isn’t done to improve the Flounder Feeder’s survivability or that of its offspring, it may be left in a dangerous position. Their sole consolation is that the Double Mouthers are exposed to the same degree of offspring consumption. Soon, these Ripple Trackers are likely to become apex predator.
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