Northern Stiltrok

The northern stiltrok is a recent descendant of the glicker stiltrok. Instead of having a higher tolerance for the cold like their ancestor, this species prefers warmer climates. They are picky eaters, and mostly prefer to eat taller and more nutrient-rich flora. This is partially because of their narrow body, which makes them appear much larger than they actually are to predators. The downside of this is that they are much less flexible, which impedes their ability to eat small flora.

Northern Stiltrok(Altapedes borealis)
Species Information
Creator	Cube67 More by this creator
Week and Generation	3/19
Habitat	Glicker Tropical Scrub, North Glicker Tropical Savanna, North Glicker Monsoon Forest
Size	1.2 meters long
Support	Exoskeleton (Chitin), Endoskeleton (Aragonite)
Diet	Herbivore (Terra Grove, Thanos' Shrub, Crystal Fortress, Trifold Bristlestalk, Soilpod fruit, Treecrystal, Kramboo, Shrub Gazebos, Forest Purplestem, Goblin Jewel, Purplecone)
Respiration	Active (Unidirectional Lungs)
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Sexual (Ovoviviparous, 2 sexes)
Taxonomy
Genus	Altapedes
Species	Altapedes borealis
Ancestor	Glicker Stiltrok
Descendants	N/A

In order to deal with predators, the exoskeleton on their body segments is thicker, along with a thicker endoskeleton to match. Juveniles will also take longer to rid of shed exoskeleton, keeping the cracked shells on while the new cuticle underneath hardens. This durability allows them to use their unusual feeding tactic on the trifold bristlestalk, and to a lesser extent, young kramboo shoots: knocking them over. When they spot a tall and narrow crystal flora, they will kick at it with their powerful legs until it cracks or uproots. In the case of the trifold bristlestalk, they only eat the stripy bottom section, ignoring the spiny crown. Because of their adaptation to eating bristlestalks, they are the organisms that are most often killed by the smaller dagger flora.