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Now here's a nasty lil' bugger that's been sitting in the files like the naughty girl she is for too long! I give you another Nemetrix predator! However, this one is NOT for the fan Ben 10 Reboot that I am a part of (at least not yet, if that's how things turn out). This is one that I came up with on my own time due to the fact that there didn't seem to be any conjoined alien that we were aware of. Sure, there were aliens that could makes clones of themselves - such everyone's favorite Splixson and Sonorosian, Ditto and Echo Echo - but we didn't actually have any aliens that were "joined at the hip", per say. As you can see, I decided to rectify that little error!

Onto the facts!

Name: Whiplash

Species: Limenoglosson

Homeworld: Kinet

Prey: Kineceleran (XLR8's species)

Powers/abilities: Whiplash is a single entity composing of two bodies conjoined at the tongues with one another, both bodies being of the same gender as each other. The tongue is incredibly elastic and durable and is generally used to trip up fleeing prey long enough for Whiplash to dismember, like a moving, living tripwire.

Limenoglosson rely on the element of surprise and have thus evolved special sound-absorbing pads on the bottoms of their feet that allow them to sneak up on quick-to-react Kinecelerans with ease. It has been said - mostly by Ben - that "they could walk on bubble wrap and you wouldn't even know they're there".

Whiplash is equipped with a fast-acting, paralyzing venom at the tip of their tails that they readily and repeatedly stab into prey to ensure that it doesn't escape. The venom quickly targets the muscles and heart of the victim, causing them to seize up or slow down long enough for Whiplash to deal the killing blow.

Limenglosson have five legs on each body - ten in total - that allow them to keep pace with Kinecelerans once they have reached top speed. Their legs also come with sharp claws that give them extra traction and allow them to literally turn on a dime as well as launch them through the air in very power and long-distance jumps.

Limenglosson commit to using their dark coloring to get as close to prey as possible, due in part to the fact that Kinet is covered in near constant electrical storms, shrouding their environment in large bouts of darkness.

Due to not having eyes, Whiplash uses the lateral line-like groove on its bodies to sense its environment, much like a shark.

Weaknesses: Despite the fact that each body cooperates in order to chase down and capture prey, they can sometimes be tricked into chasing a target around an object - such as a tree or large rock - and colliding head on with one another.

Like cheetahs, Limenoglosson need time to reach their top speed and only keep at it for a couple of minutes at a time before succumbing to exhaustion. They are ambush predators and rely on stealth and subterfuge to get as close to their prey as possible, using the special paddings on their feet and dark coloring. If these are in any way compromised, the Limenoglosson will be unable to hunt properly.

Etymology: "Whiplash" comes from a medical term that describes a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck, which is most often associated with sudden acceleration or deceleration.

Trivia: The species name comes from the Greek words for "fused tongue".

Limenglosson share a single brain between the two of them, with each body having half of the brain connected together by billions of hyper-kinetic nerves through the tongue.

Due to the fact that their mouths are essentially fused shut by their tongue, Limenglosson's are liquivores and feed through the use of a proboscis-like organ that comes out of a pair of fleshy flaps in their chests. In this way, their feeding behavior is quite similar to that of the Daggerwrist from the documentary, Alien Planet.

During the mating season, Limenglosson participate in a bizarre, jump rope-like courtship dance in which the males must jump over the female's conjoined tongues for as long as possible while they swing; the males that last the longest are the most desirable.

Description

Now here's a nasty lil' bugger that's been sitting in the files like the naughty girl she is for too long! I give you another Nemetrix predator! However, this one is NOT for the fan Ben 10 Reboot that I am a part of (at least not yet, if that's how things turn out). This is one that I came up with on my own time due to the fact that there didn't seem to be any conjoined alien that we were aware of. Sure, there were aliens that could makes clones of themselves - such everyone's favorite Splixson and Sonorosian, Ditto and Echo Echo - but we didn't actually have any aliens that were "joined at the hip", per say. As you can see, I decided to rectify that little error!

Onto the facts!

Name: Whiplash

Species: Limenoglosson

Homeworld: Kinet

Prey: Kineceleran (XLR8's species)

Powers/abilities: Whiplash is a single entity composing of two bodies conjoined at the tongues with one another, both bodies being of the same gender as each other. The tongue is incredibly elastic and durable and is generally used to trip up fleeing prey long enough for Whiplash to dismember, like a moving, living tripwire.

Limenoglosson rely on the element of surprise and have thus evolved special sound-absorbing pads on the bottoms of their feet that allow them to sneak up on quick-to-react Kinecelerans with ease. It has been said - mostly by Ben - that "they could walk on bubble wrap and you wouldn't even know they're there".

Whiplash is equipped with a fast-acting, paralyzing venom at the tip of their tails that they readily and repeatedly stab into prey to ensure that it doesn't escape. The venom quickly targets the muscles and heart of the victim, causing them to seize up or slow down long enough for Whiplash to deal the killing blow.

Limenglosson have five legs on each body - ten in total - that allow them to keep pace with Kinecelerans once they have reached top speed. Their legs also come with sharp claws that give them extra traction and allow them to literally turn on a dime as well as launch them through the air in very power and long-distance jumps.

Limenglosson commit to using their dark coloring to get as close to prey as possible, due in part to the fact that Kinet is covered in near constant electrical storms, shrouding their environment in large bouts of darkness.

Due to not having eyes, Whiplash uses the lateral line-like groove on its bodies to sense its environment, much like a shark.

Weaknesses: Despite the fact that each body cooperates in order to chase down and capture prey, they can sometimes be tricked into chasing a target around an object - such as a tree or large rock - and colliding head on with one another.

Like cheetahs, Limenoglosson need time to reach their top speed and only keep at it for a couple of minutes at a time before succumbing to exhaustion. They are ambush predators and rely on stealth and subterfuge to get as close to their prey as possible, using the special paddings on their feet and dark coloring. If these are in any way compromised, the Limenoglosson will be unable to hunt properly.

Etymology: "Whiplash" comes from a medical term that describes a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck, which is most often associated with sudden acceleration or deceleration.

Trivia: The species name comes from the Greek words for "fused tongue".

Limenglosson share a single brain between the two of them, with each body having half of the brain connected together by billions of hyper-kinetic nerves through the tongue.

Due to the fact that their mouths are essentially fused shut by their tongue, Limenglosson's are liquivores and feed through the use of a proboscis-like organ that comes out of a pair of fleshy flaps in their chests. In this way, their feeding behavior is quite similar to that of the Daggerwrist from the documentary, Alien Planet.

During the mating season, Limenglosson participate in a bizarre, jump rope-like courtship dance in which the males must jump over the female's conjoined tongues for as long as possible while they swing; the males that last the longest are the most desirable.