Biology Class: Grub-Dogs!

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

This isn't Zoology, however it seems going over some bits of it has been helping keep you all interested. We've already went over cells and DNA, might as well try to take today's session with more creature analyzes. Just be glad I haven't felt like getting into a lengthy technical lecture!

This will approximately take two classes to cover fully but I'm going to go over yet another fascinating species that those stuck up textbook writers refuse to mention in any Biology covering animals!

I would like to call this family the Grub-Dog family. Why? Well the "Grub" comes from their resemblance to grubs. The "Dog" came from the fact it looks like my dog... (<- OOC: It's true he has a dog according to one of his logs and that's where the name 'Bulborb' comes from, apparently it's name is Bulby. Why is beyond me.)

The most common of the Grub-Dog family would be Bulborbs. While all Bulborbs are Grub-Dogs not all Grub-Dogs are Bulborbs! I'm afraid all are far too big and dangerous to get a hold of, instead I'll just have to draw them. Sorry...

This would be probably THE most common Bulborb. The Oculus kageyamii russus!...or the Red Bulborb...Doesn't sound as impressive when put like that though...

Bare with me, the black marker for the white board is all out of ink and this red one's going to die on me almost anytime now...

ANYWAYS, the Red Bulborb shares many common traits of a Grub-Dog, from the bugged eyes to the abnormally large cranium. They are primarily nocturnal and prey on small animals returning to their nests, so they spend most of the day sleeping. However they will easily wake up anything they sense prey within a reasonable distance. If you haven't guessed already their main diet is sadly...Pikmin but alas, it's the all apart of the food chain. Also please take note that Dwarf Bulborbs are NOT offspring. Bulborb larvae look much different, having no patterns on their backs that usually make Grub-Dogs so distinct.

Pardon my questionable drawing skills. Art is not my major. (Though it's nice to brag and not have to be all "Well I'm no artist..." and reply on stick figures!)

The Oculus kageyamii folliculus, or Hairy Bulborb really isn't much different in behavior to that of a Red Bulborb. You can't tell by this drawing but unlike the Red Bulborb, they are white with blue spots. They are also covered in fur and adapt very well to colder climates. Their hair is very frail despite the ability to warm their internal organs. When they die they lose all their fur.


I want to cover one more Bulborb today but before I go on, are there any questions?

On an unrelated note, I brought in that red Pikmin you requested Yoshi, it's not the one from last class though that I had to take home...for some reason it just won't part paths. Quite peculiar...Well it's a red Pikmin and I'm sure you'll take good care of it!

Comments

[pkloveomega.livejournal.com]

They... they look sort of like chimeras.
Poor Ionia. Good thing there aren't any here.

So... wait. Are they insects or mammals?
If they have larvae, that sounds kinda like bugs, but fur...
I guess it could be kind of like how some caterpillars are hairy?

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

Correct Lucas! It's just like how many caterpillars appear to have fur.

Grub-Dogs are insects believe it or not. Apparently we have some VERY interesting creatures on this planet!

Yes it pains me so to see Pikmin get devoured whole...What's worse is I've seen it all way too many times. I remember when I first encountered a Bulborb. One of the many horrific images I can't get out of my head. I remember how absolutely crushed I was to see the Pikmin that had help recover my ship's engine become humongous bug's lunch! Quite a violent sight...

Don't worry Lucas, Pikmin's natural predictors live only in the wildest parts of Earth. So any Pikmin like Ionia (Lovely name by the way!) I have brought into the city should be a lot safer. Though I still don't recommend leaving them out of a potted plant or a building at night, you never know about those wild dogs around.

[pkloveomega.livejournal.com]

...Whoa. Those are huge bugs.

That... that is really sad. I'm glad Ionia won't have to be scared of them, and I'm sure Jeff would never let it wander around at night. Not unless one of us was watching it, anyway.

(And, um... thanks. We named it after somebody who really changed my life.)

[watermelon-yum.livejournal.com]

*big happy eyes*

Thank you, teacher Olimar! Yoshi promises to take good care of red Pikmin! ^___^

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

I know you will, I trust you! I'm pleased to see Pikmin can bring happiness to others besides me!

[blondprodigy.livejournal.com]

They're huge... and I still haven't seen one? Jeez! How many little pikmin would they have to eat in a day to survive? Kind of makes me think of whales...

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

How much they need I am no so sure on. I DO know that some types of Grub-Dog can devour more then ten Pikmin in one bite!

[loudflowerpower.livejournal.com]

*is barely paying attention; copies Olimar's drawings into her notebook... and makes a side-doodle on her paper with her gel pens...*

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

*Walking by to notice the drawing but doesn't disturb Daisy*

...

...I'm not going to even ask...*ignores*

[itsafootball.livejournal.com]

((OOC: OMG I spat up in laughter))

[youresosweet.livejournal.com]

*Looking both ways to avoid Olimar*

...

*Tosses a crumpled piece of paper to catch Daisy's attention so she can talk to her, the paper reads out "Hey Daisy, are you okay?"*

[loudflowerpower.livejournal.com]

*reads the paper, writes something on the back and tosses it back to Amy*

*paper says: "No... and I think I want to go home."*

[youresosweet.livejournal.com]

*Takes out another piece of paper and throws it at Daisy*

*"Want to talk about it? I think I know what's wrong..."*

[loudflowerpower.livejournal.com]

*writes back: "Not sure if I should talk - friend's trust is involved."*

[youresosweet.livejournal.com]

*Oh...I don't blame you I guess. I'm sorry...*

[loudflowerpower.livejournal.com]

*"It's OK - not your fault - you didn't know."*

[windsofchance.livejournal.com]

Oh my! It reminds me of the things I've seen in the Forbidden Woods.

I've already been swallowed alive once. I hope I never run into one of these!
Especially since it might mistake me for a Pikmin...

[arcaneflames.livejournal.com]

WEll that's a funny lookin thing if I ever saw one. *scribbles a few notes and copies one of the drawings*

...I bet if you gave one of those a good shove it would roll over onto its back and not be able to get back up. 8D

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

...No...No I haven't...

[bear-in-shorts.livejournal.com]

*writes down notes and attempts to copy the drawings*
Heh..they're kinda cute looking, if you ignore the fact they're carnivorous(yayIusedabigword). In fact, they don't look very weird to me at all, I've seen weirder stuff back home, to be honest.

[getthisguyoffme.livejournal.com]

*writes down notes and copies down the drawings* They look pretty goofy to me. It's hard to believe they're a threat to anyone!

[itsafootball.livejournal.com]

*trying to be out of Daisy's view so she won't feel bad D8*

Are . . . are these Grub Dog thingies around here??
Now I'm-a gonna worry about leaving Stanley alone.

[robot-rob.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. those hairy bulborbs do seem fascinating due to the fragile hairs.. *takes mental notes to keep in his internal hard drive*

You mentioned one more kind of bulborb.. just how many species are there?

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

Well there are many relatives of the Bulborb. That would include the Bulbear, the Bulbax and Water Dumples...Come to think of it I still am fairly uncertain what exactly Grub-Dogs are. They don't have everything that insects possess however creatures on this planet are very strange...

[beast-junction.livejournal.com]

WOAH!
Muh-Mr. Olly...
They don't....attack Pikmin if they're in the ground, right? Cause I have like...a few at home, and the last thing I need is my party pad being hit by giant, Pikmin eating monsters!!
Do you know what that would do to the paneling!?

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

No need to worry, they can't seem to attack Pikmin if they are planted.

You wouldn't believe how relieved I was to see Pikmin I hadn't plucked out of the ground stay there the next morning when I had failed to bring them back with me at the end of the day.

[beast-junction.livejournal.com]

THANK GOODNESS!
Now I can keep them in the little pots by the windowsill, and not worry about it! Hmm, I wonder if I could plant them in the ground, too. I bet they'd like, multiply like flowers back at home. And then I could cross breed them with like, other flowers and stuff.
That'd be boss.

[madyoyoskillz.livejournal.com]

*grins a little at Banjo's comment, looking at the picture of the Hairy Bulborb* They are kinda cute...Or at least the way Professor Olimar draws them is. *writes down some notes* Can't believe they're so big, though, it's a little scary. Well more like really scary. ... *and then considers Cane's observation* And they do look a bit top-heavy.

[purpleespionage.livejournal.com]

*Is quietly taking notes*
....

Hmm...Are there any methods to keep the... Bulborbs... away?