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Entry for 's contest to create one of her "Fennedibles". Nifty little critters they are.

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Name: Altosanas
Location: Though rare, it's found in almost all places that can hold temperatures from 15 degrees to 30 degrees Celsius (59 to 86 F).
Rarity: Somewhat rare, though becoming more common due to them being quite helpful in the harvesting business
Size: When legs are totally spread out, 20" legspan. The "body" is roughly 5" long.
Taste: Not ment for eating (*SEE EXTRA TRAITS), but if you were to, the membrane would have a slightly bitter and poisonous taste, and the body would taste similar to overcooked crab meat.
Danger Level: Low (to humans, a little more dangerous to smaller creatures)
Poisonous: Partially, only to small creatures. Poison is secreted from the "claws" and causes temporary paralysis.
Any extra traits: The Altosanas have very thin stretchy membrane between each of their legs, and to their hanging arms. This membrane, when caught in even the most slight wind, creates a very high pitched sound. Humans are unable to hear this sound (like how we cannot hear dog whistles, our ears are not sensitive enough) so we are unaffected by it, but almost all other creatures are met with severe pain in the ears when it is heard. This is a defense mechanism of this particular fennedible and humans have become to harvest them to "protect" their orchards and other crops. Generally these are quite rare, but they are gaining in popularity because of the benefits of their help in the crop industry.
Using their very strong "fingers" located on the top of the critter, they hang from branches, suspending themselves below the branch, and spread their legs out wide as to create a tighter stretch for the membrane. The membrane also converts light energy into food energy, but generally this would not be enough to sustain the Altosanas, so there is also a mouth of sorts located between the "fingers" which slowly chews up and digests bark from trees to get the remaining nutrients that it needs.
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Not really crazy about the name but its a sort of combo between the latin translations of "sound" and "high".

But I love the concept and the design. I came up with it a looong time ago, like when the contest first started, but I only drew it up a few days ago. I like it a lot.

Even though I meant for my handwriting on the ref sheet to look really quick and scratchy, you may still wanna know what it says.
- 4 grabbing "fingers" that are used for clinging to branches. Very sharp claws.
- Thick and tough exterior (skin)
- Each leg roughly 9" long when fully extended
- Slow moving
- Sharp claws at the end of each leg. Secretes a mild poison causing temporary paralysis
- Network of veins in membrane
- Very delicate + thin membrane. Creates a high-pitched sound

Enjoy!

Description
Entry for 's contest to create one of her "Fennedibles". Nifty little critters they are.

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Name: Altosanas
Location: Though rare, it's found in almost all places that can hold temperatures from 15 degrees to 30 degrees Celsius (59 to 86 F).
Rarity: Somewhat rare, though becoming more common due to them being quite helpful in the harvesting business
Size: When legs are totally spread out, 20" legspan. The "body" is roughly 5" long.
Taste: Not ment for eating (*SEE EXTRA TRAITS), but if you were to, the membrane would have a slightly bitter and poisonous taste, and the body would taste similar to overcooked crab meat.
Danger Level: Low (to humans, a little more dangerous to smaller creatures)
Poisonous: Partially, only to small creatures. Poison is secreted from the "claws" and causes temporary paralysis.
Any extra traits: The Altosanas have very thin stretchy membrane between each of their legs, and to their hanging arms. This membrane, when caught in even the most slight wind, creates a very high pitched sound. Humans are unable to hear this sound (like how we cannot hear dog whistles, our ears are not sensitive enough) so we are unaffected by it, but almost all other creatures are met with severe pain in the ears when it is heard. This is a defense mechanism of this particular fennedible and humans have become to harvest them to "protect" their orchards and other crops. Generally these are quite rare, but they are gaining in popularity because of the benefits of their help in the crop industry.
Using their very strong "fingers" located on the top of the critter, they hang from branches, suspending themselves below the branch, and spread their legs out wide as to create a tighter stretch for the membrane. The membrane also converts light energy into food energy, but generally this would not be enough to sustain the Altosanas, so there is also a mouth of sorts located between the "fingers" which slowly chews up and digests bark from trees to get the remaining nutrients that it needs.
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Not really crazy about the name but its a sort of combo between the latin translations of "sound" and "high".

But I love the concept and the design. I came up with it a looong time ago, like when the contest first started, but I only drew it up a few days ago. I like it a lot.

Even though I meant for my handwriting on the ref sheet to look really quick and scratchy, you may still wanna know what it says.
- 4 grabbing "fingers" that are used for clinging to branches. Very sharp claws.
- Thick and tough exterior (skin)
- Each leg roughly 9" long when fully extended
- Slow moving
- Sharp claws at the end of each leg. Secretes a mild poison causing temporary paralysis
- Network of veins in membrane
- Very delicate + thin membrane. Creates a high-pitched sound

Enjoy!