Muck Beetle

Basic Information

Alternative name(s) Muck Bug, Cow Beetle, Cattle bug Origin Iuk-'U Delta Lifespan 4-6 years Diet Dead/decomposing plant matter Subspecies

Physical description

Height 3 ft, 91 cm Distinctive features Excessive fat

Cultural

Organisations Languages Locations Iuk-'U Delta homesteads

Out-of-character information

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A fat, docile insect bred as food by the scattered homesteaders of the Delta. Their name comes from their feeding habits of digging through mud and swampy water for decomposing or decomposed plants.

Along with their rotund forms, the beetles possess short, vestigial wings and range in color from light grey, to olive green, to brown. Their long legs allow them to traverse the Delta easily while their somewhat long snouts allow them to seek dead plants under the marshy ground.

On the property of the small homesteads scattered throughout the Delta.

Unlike other arthropods in the Delta, muck beetles have a relatively soft, leathery carapace throughout their lives. They will generally run from danger rather than fight and possess a greater ability to produce fat than most beetles.