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Description
Name: Bulliceraulas
Name meaning: Bubble Blower
Phylum: Atroxoris
Class: Vegrandisomes

These bright blue mountain dwellers are peaceful herbivores with a unique defense. Special glands in the back of their heads store sap obtained from the plants they eat. The glands have tubes that lead through the crest all the way into the proboscis. When threatened, Bulliceraulas will blow a large sticky "bubble gum" from its mouth which, with good timing, will burst onto the face of the attacker. The latter is now faced with a mouth that's glued shut for several hours, allowing the Bulliceraulas to escape.

Being only a meter tall and having thin narrow legs allow the Bulliceraulas to walk along narrow ledges, making them hard to reach for most predators. Their biggest threat however are predatory Firmupennaes that can attack from the air and from behind. Bulliceraulas also live alone, meaning there aren't many eyes looking out for trouble. However, whenever these animals are nocturnal. They sleep during the day among blooming flower beds and mask their scent by rubbing themselves in them. By sunset, they wake up and quickly search for their fill of food. After eating, they spend the night looking for one another. In a group, they tend to share food with one another, groom their skin and clean off parasites. On a few occasions per year, they also seek mates. Even in the darkness, they can find each other thanks to the yellow stripes on their bodies. The stripes act like fluorescent paint and absorb light during the day and glow at night for a few hours. After all this socializing and speed dating, all animals go their separate ways.

"Another creature that I realized was heavily inspired by Wayne Barlowe's Bladderhorn. What makes his creature so inspiring is a mystery to me."

FUN FACT
Bulliceraulas live on the southernmost region of the Western Mountain Chain, closest to the tundra.
The blue coloring of their skin provides protection from ultraviolet lights high up in the mountains

Description
Name: Bulliceraulas
Name meaning: Bubble Blower
Phylum: Atroxoris
Class: Vegrandisomes

These bright blue mountain dwellers are peaceful herbivores with a unique defense. Special glands in the back of their heads store sap obtained from the plants they eat. The glands have tubes that lead through the crest all the way into the proboscis. When threatened, Bulliceraulas will blow a large sticky "bubble gum" from its mouth which, with good timing, will burst onto the face of the attacker. The latter is now faced with a mouth that's glued shut for several hours, allowing the Bulliceraulas to escape.

Being only a meter tall and having thin narrow legs allow the Bulliceraulas to walk along narrow ledges, making them hard to reach for most predators. Their biggest threat however are predatory Firmupennaes that can attack from the air and from behind. Bulliceraulas also live alone, meaning there aren't many eyes looking out for trouble. However, whenever these animals are nocturnal. They sleep during the day among blooming flower beds and mask their scent by rubbing themselves in them. By sunset, they wake up and quickly search for their fill of food. After eating, they spend the night looking for one another. In a group, they tend to share food with one another, groom their skin and clean off parasites. On a few occasions per year, they also seek mates. Even in the darkness, they can find each other thanks to the yellow stripes on their bodies. The stripes act like fluorescent paint and absorb light during the day and glow at night for a few hours. After all this socializing and speed dating, all animals go their separate ways.

"Another creature that I realized was heavily inspired by Wayne Barlowe's Bladderhorn. What makes his creature so inspiring is a mystery to me."

FUN FACT
Bulliceraulas live on the southernmost region of the Western Mountain Chain, closest to the tundra.
The blue coloring of their skin provides protection from ultraviolet lights high up in the mountains