Unlike most caterpillars, which eventually metamorphosize into a winged moth or butterfly, crawlers spend the entirety of their lives in a larval state. While slow, crawlers possess a slew of defensive mechanisms which protect them from hungry predators as well as help them subdue their own prey. These include several sharp black horns, a sticky silken thread emitted from a gland within their mouths, and an odorless, yet deadly poison secreted from their skin.
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This corpulent vilekin infests the
Dravanian Hinterlands, its distinctive black and yellow coloring warning potential predators of its toxic nature. Curious gourmands beware: consuming a crawler's flesh without the proper preparation invariably results in excruciating abdominal pain.
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