User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-74.193.207.108-20120913212250/@comment-74.193.207.108-20120916191251

@Joe333red Then why are bracchidios seen inhabiting the Deserted Isle and the slime still explodes there and this habitat is temperate not too hot or cold. The fact of the matter is that the slime will explode virtually anywhere and even in water due to it being incredibly sticky. Temperature doesn't dictate whether the slime will explode or not. Democide made a great theory by saying bracchidios having a nitroglycerin-like substance in their saliva due to a type of bacteria that when licked on their arms the slime gets mixed and ready to react. However the slime will not react unless the bracchidios releases the pressure by punching or horn striking the ground or enemy thus giving it the explosive reaction.