Bipwoe

Bipwoes are small, parasytic bugs that can be commonly found in Esrei

Appearance
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Survival
Bipwoes survive by clinging onto jets of a Spirina Plant and storing the sweet fluid in their thorax which they survive on for a period of 2 to 3 weeks.

Since the filled thorax makes them visible and vulnerable to other predators, they will bury their thorax in the ground while their body stays up on the surface, and transform it into the shape of a thorn that is almost unbreakable because of their hard chitin (which is why walking barefoot around Spirina plants is discouraged).

Reproduction
In order to reproduce, male Bipwoes need to prove the females they are a worthy mate, and they do that by filling their thorax with more than three times the amount of sweet fluid they usually need. It is a big stress on their thorax, so only one out of five usually survive the challenge.

The winner gets to mate with the female, and does that by mixing his seed with the sweet fluid in his thorax and spraying it on all available females (who usually group in 5-10 at a time). The females are impregnated and lay around 5 eggs from which new Bipwoes hatch.

Natural Enemy
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Cultural references
Mentioned in the famous tale of Unlucky Azmismor, who stepped on a group of Bipwoes, among other misfortunes.