Scarabbarrabbar (Scarab-ar-rab-bar)
Scarabbarrabbars are a fascinating sentient species that live mainly in Efrithel, though a few have migrated up to Miderth. The are small bug like humanoids who like to rehome lost objects. Some have been caught stealing small shiny objects before they become lost, however most are content to take what they can find.
Their colonies are extremely advanced for such a relatively young species, and they take great pride in their industrial (and war) progressions. When the catapult was created from some twigs, a coin, a spring, and a wooden ladle there was a week long celebration for the inventors. They quickly had a second week long feast after obliterating their rival tribe in a frontal assault.
However about two weeks later every OTHER tribe around them also had catapults, so by week 4 it was back to the drawing board.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Small humanoid scarab beetles that generally swap between all legs and bi-pedal. When on all six feet they are the fastest and more beetle like, blending in with local populations if anyone isn't looking to closely.
Genetics and Reproduction
Scarabarrabars have a rather odd system, as they have a somewhat reverse harem set up. While females can lay several tens of eggs at a time, from different mates, they are far less common amongst Scarabarrabars. They are held in quite high esteem and a male would never make a move on a female. Females are believed to have an innate sense of the most genetically capable male that would match with them to give the strongest potential offspring.
Women are not the main caretakers of the eggs, nor the young. Once she's laid her clutch, she will return to managerial or defensive posistions of high rank within the tribe. Her personal haram will then work out rotating shifts, wether they have offspring within the clutch or not.
Growth Rate & Stages
Roughly four weeks spent in egg form, and then another 3 months in larvae, until finally the main stress of the job is over. At this point, the males that did not have offspring this clutch will return to their duties, while the prospective fathers will continue with the Pupae stage.
After this stage, young scarabarrabars will be taken into a much larger pool of young ones in a quasi-daycare. Once they are about 1 year old, they are considered mature and may begin to learn professions.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
They have an uncanny ability to spot objects of value. They have some sort of ability that lets them sense different metals, gold in particular having a strong pull for them.
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