Armor Crusher Crab

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Creature Name: Armor Crusher Crab

Observations by: Brandt Barkley

Creature Type: Animal ((1427))

Creature Subtype: None listed.

CTS trainable: Not yet (under Team review).

Introduction

These tough giant crabs have reddish dorsal shells and white ventral shells at least 10 feet or more in diameter; Decapodal, they move slowly on eight legs while they attack with their remaining two pincerlike foreclaws, which deliver crushing, bludgeoning damage.

Feeding Habits

They are known to knock down and grab an opponent and squeeze with their foreclaws - this is particularly dangerous to armored opponents.

Disposition and Social Habits

They usually hunt in groups numbering less than half a dozen, making ferocious attacks on anything they can get to to eat.

Habitat

They have been observed in the area of Ferrell in the Rift Temple; they appear to prefer marine waters to freshwater, though have the ability to operate on land as well.

Fylgia

Most compatible: Giant Spider

• Most similar body form, locomotion and feeding habits

Other notes

Often live in a mutually synergistic relationship with Ankle Cutter Crabs, almost seeming to use them as more intelligent species would use trained attack dogs. No intelligence has yet been proven for either species though. Their armor-like shells resist damage from piercing and slashing weapons.