Doipu Cafy (ˈdɔɪpuː kæˈfiː)

Doipu Cafy

The Whisker Ant

Appearance

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by Midjourney

The Whisker Ant is a unique creature that has the coloring of a white or silver whisker, but the head resembles that of an ant. They are a unique species not only for where they call home, but for their method of communication. They use another being as their proxy to communicate with others of their kind.
It is unknown when the whisker ant made

the evolutionary change that allows it to use a host to communicate with others of its kind, or why the evolution happened at all. But what is known is that once they have chosen a symbiotic host, the pair remains together until the whisker ant reaches its end of life.
The whisker ant is a small creature, measuring no more than four centimeters at its largest known specimen. There are small whiskers near the end of its head that grow into a host once the symbiotic connection has been made. These whiskers are thought to allow nourishment as well as thoughts and feelings to be transferred between the symbiotic pair. In addition to the whiskers, there are small needle like claws that allow the whisker ant to firmly attach itself to the host so that it does not separate easily.
While removing a whisker ant from the host will not damage the host, the ant will die instantly and there will be a strong sense of loss for the host. While the whisker ant prefers to join with an intelligent host, less intelligent hosts have been found with an ant attached. It is considered an oddity when this happens, primarily because even when they attach to intelligent species they are not open to explaining the connection.
Whisker Ants communicate with their hosts through a neural link made through the whiskers. This connection also allows the host to use the whisker ant as a means of telepathic communication when the host is an intelligent species. Scientists are still baffled by this special connection between the host and the ant, and it is hoped to be explored to answer "Why don't the ants just communicate that way to begin with?"

Whisker Ant

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Species	Whisker Ant
Habitat	Artic and Subartic
Abilities	Symbiotic Connection
	Parasitic Life Force
	Telepathic Communication

The Prompt

A SPECIES WITH AN UNUSUAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION

The Prep

Thoughts & Ideas

What species would need a unique form of communication in Nei̯ Huyoishor?

• What if there was a species that was capable of intelligence but unable to communicate due to size?
• What restrictions would the species have?
• Would the species be reliant upon something outside of itself?
• Would the species communicate through physical means?
• If the species is reliant upon something outside of itself, what would this look like?
• Is this a large, small, or somewhere in bewtween sized creature?

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The Language of Soi̯ngan

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The Organizations

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Nei̯ Gorzacay
Mo Pur Zaay
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The People

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Tra'Mak
Dru'Carmak
Tra'Marek

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The Species

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Doipu Cafy

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The Stories

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The History of the Runes