User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-15400750-20130916190144/@comment-15400750-20130916193507

@Democide

So what I can infer is that neru itself is weak to lightning element attacks which explains why it needs to wear Gypceros hides. As for the Abdomen spikes i'm still not sure.. Probably defense against flying wyverns like Rathalos? And yeah I know xD Thats just my own headcanon.