I was asked what motivated me to sponsor the youngest employee of the FAF, then smuggle the chatterbox out of the country before he could be killed. The answer was simple: How could you let the greatest zoologist of our generation be swallowed up by the egotistical windbags of a bygone era of intellectuals?
Finely Greenhopper has been the greatest investment of my time, efforts, and connections outside my own offspring -- even if he does ask me to sketch them on paper. His unbridled passion for the world and all that pertains to it will become one of his greatest legacies to society...even though it'll be decades before anyone can truly appreciate it.
The following are Finley's Top 27 discoveries -- a mere scratch at the world this gnome has already uncovered -- from his private research facility within the lip of the Dragons Chasm.

4. Shell Leech (Shell)

One of the most fascinating creatures we’ve discovered in the Dragon’s Chasm isn’t much bigger than my thumb, but is far more dangerous than most predators ten times it’s size.
A scavenger called a "Shell Leech", now nicknamed the ‘traitor of the deep’, due to it’s natural tactics for attracting food sources.
This slow moving snail has a beautiful orange and purple bioluminescent shell, which gleams brightly in the dim light of the chasm. This light draws the attention of larger creatures, who come close enough to investigate the snail.

Unlike other slower moving mollusk, the Shell Leech can respond in a snapping motion, whipping it head about to attach razor sharp fangs into a predator. This allows for the multiple teeth of its underbelly to sink into flesh, using a sticky saliva to adhere permanently to virtually any surface and start feeding.
The nickname of ‘traitor’ is earned by the beacon of light, fueled by it’s new food source, attracting other predators, to get involved. Even the death of it’s host is nothing more than a treasure of nutrient until the body have been drained clean.
I highly recommend you use double layer gloves when examining this little fellow.

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10. Cadence Viper (Danger)

If it wasn't for Harold, and the unprofessional attitude he has about conserving the environment, he never would have been bitten, and we might not have discovered this little beauty.
Luckily, that fat Kutollum had a constitution strong enough to survive the cable ride back to the medical bay of Pinwheel. That's when we found the Cadence Viper, attached quite...uh, 'firmly', to his backside...inside his environmental suit.
This small, yet agile predator uses sound to both distract it's prey and warn larger predators (except Harold).

When threatened, the Cadence Viper will emit a reverberating whistling sound, slowing dropping in tone the closer you get. This sound affects the nerves of the spine, and in humanoids, creates a sense of unease -- causing one to move away from the sensation. When hunting, the viper will use that same sound strategically, bouncing the pitch off the environment to misdirect prey into a location easier to corner and trap.