Tarishalyu (Ta-rish-shall-you)
Last thing you want to see at the height of the season is a stampede of those damned lanky legged bugs coming through here. They'll leave nothing but a few stalked and chewed up caps. Not much point trying to stop them either, they'll gore you for the trouble.
Hierarchy
Like all Eusociality species, the Tarishalyu exhibit a division of labour that dictate their actions dependant on their caste and it's role within the colony, only capable of perform the specific behaviours they were biologically reared to carry out. These castes loosely consists of Breeders, Minors and the Majors. The Breeders, specifically the Queens, are at the top of this hierarchy, as is expected, however they become bloated during the stationary cycles and unable to move, so are tended by Minors and defended by the Majors. The species can be broken down into three categories;Drones
![Tarishalyu Drone.png](/uploads/images/f29eb4ca2b0f8bf30ee1e83419745a4f.png)
Majors
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Breeders
![Tarishalyu Queen](/uploads/images/056d28b2065b9f75c768076e7b847fb6.png)
![Tarishalyu](/uploads/images/01e491869d0f7ba5830dc0ed9b9a5c2b.png)
Physiology
A Tarishalyu is a quadrupedal insectoid that non-natives to the depths may be forgiven for mistaken as a deer or a horse. It's Their bodies is an exoskeleton, covering all their body in a highly durable carapace and chitin limbs all except their wings being on of their most notable features. Their wings are not used necessarily for flying but instead as a vocalisation tool, and means as communication between Tarishalyu, creating a chittering noise as seen in many arboreal insects. The majors of the colonies have frequently been known to also use their wings as part of a threat displays, when warding off potential aggressors. [In progress]Habitat
The natural habitat of the Tarishalyu varies highly due to the nomadic structure of the hive, dwelling throughout multiple stratums of the Sunless Realms dependent upon the season and hive cycle that affects it's movement. Seen travelling through the myriad of caverns and cave systems of the sunless realms, they have even been known to have been sighted at the edges of the sea of mists and as high as the fells. It is believed that during the latter-half of the year as the surface descends into winter and the ground begins to freeze, the underworld undergoes its own bitter cold snap. It is during this time, the Tarishalyu begin their decent, migrating into the deeper recesses of the sunless realms where it is warmer and food easier to find. Due to the abundance of food, one can often find these magnificent beasts roaming throughout the mycelium forests of the depths, and the arable regions of the midstratum where numerous mushroom farms and agriculture of many of the underworlds societies can be found. More notably, is their presence in the more hostile forest, deemed too inhospitable for most life. The dense spore fungal spores and abominable creatures of the deeper forests of the depths, most infamous the Sea of Spores, unlike the vast majority of other sentient life, the Tarishalyu seem to have a naturally defence, mostly unaffected by the spores and the debilitating blight of the spore sea.Fungus and flora, roots, small insectoids.
Natural Predators
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Well, I love what you have so far, even if it is a WIP. The layout is interesting and flows well so far, the art is stunning and cohesive, and, from what's there, this is looking like an incredibly interesting species with a lot of detail and thought.
Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed reading it ^o^. I’m please the layout works well and flowed for you, I was agonising over trying to make it look presentable. I’m hoping to get a chance to finish the article fully soon. It was quite challenge creating something this alien.