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Things You May Not Know About Tetsucabra and Khezu

Firstly, Tetsucabras have a few things in common with frogs while also having a few things different from frogs but it seems to have a lot more in common with frogs. Its ecology is just like Frogs.

They mostly live on land but are confirmed to sometimes ambush prey from water. They have been seen living in the Sunken Hollow, Underground Volcano, Frozen Seaway, and Unknown Great Forest showing they are quite adaptable monsters.

The scales of a Tetsucabra is used mainly for camouflage inside caves and on them is a special oil that holds heat. Despite the look of the scales, its skin is actually flexible yet hard somewhat resembling an actual toad's skin. A Tetsucabra's skull is robust and durable enough to take a lot of damage from threats of all sorts. Though the Tetsucabra has two large tusks, these are not used for hunting. The primary function of these tusks is for defense and as means to manipulate the environment. The tusks themselves are capable weapons, but the Tetsucabra is also capable of hefting up heavy boulders. The Tetsucabra flings these boulders out of the way of its path but it can also use this as a method of attack to injure predator and prey alike. It uses these boulders as a shield against predators and hunters to prevent attacks. It also uses this to enclose small, tight areas, making it harder to manuever. Another fact about the Tetsucabra is its ability to spit a glob of fluid at prey items. This sticky material acts as a powerful adhesive, sticking to the body and ground like glue. Even for a hunter, the adhesive quality of this material is not very strong, but it makes every movement a labor and greatly weakens the prey, leading to a reduction in stamina. When the Tetsucabra exerts itself, its tail inflates. The legs of a Tetsucabra help it perform powerful leaps, lunges, and jumps in the air to help it either ambush prey or to reach steep slopes out of its reach. A Tetsucabra's claws are powerful enough to break rock with ease and can destroy powerful armor.

Tetsucabras will attack and eat almost anything that moves like real-life frogs. They have huge appetites and can be quite aggressive while hungry.

Tetsucabras prefer smaller prey because they can easily swallow it whole without worrying about other large monsters. While eating larger prey, they put themselves at risk.

When it spine retracts, its tail inflates, possibly for extra balance while doing certain attacks and when it picks up huge boulders or rocks.

Tetsucabra's main environment is the Underground Caves but they rarely appear in the Frozen Sea. Also, for any people wondering how it may survive in the Frozen Sea, it produces a strange oil around itself that holds heat, which Zamtrios and the Zamite also have.

During Breeding Season, males will make huge holes for females to judge before the females lay their eggs in them. The male will fertilize the eggs before carrying them in his bottom jaw until they develop their legs and hatch from the eggs. The father will not eat anything until the eggs hatch out of his mouth. From the huge holes Tetsucabras make, many miners and transporters have problems mining/transporting people, so hunters are sent to get rid of them for that reason, especially during Breeding Season.

It is unknown why the Tetsucabras Subspecies' ecology has changed so much and what has led to its changes(Possibly suggesting some type of mutation).

Khezu

Firstly, Khezu are mostly found living in during cold snowy areas but they will move to warmer areas with caves like the Swamp or Old Jungle during colder months.

Khezu are quite rare to see due to their nature and ecology and, rarely surface from caves.

Khezu has no scales on its body yet its skin is flabby and is covered in a mucus. From this mucus on its hide, its hard to craft equipment using its material.

It has an electric organ used against predators and prey alike.

When it does its electrical field, it uses its tail as support but as they get more experienced with their electrical powers, they will climb less and use their tail less often, unless they need it for stronger electrical attacks. These Khezus are the HC Khezus.

Khezu mostly prefer eating live prey. When they smell prey around, they will move quietly on ceilings/walls in order to ambush their prey. When its close to its prey, it will extend its neck out, grab it, and than swallow it whole.

Its neck is flexible from its skin and body built.

Their salvia is acidic in nature but not as strong as Deviljho's, which melts through armor.

Despite being blind and using smell, they seem to have another way to see prey because in experiments, done by the Guild, the Khezus would actually smell the corpse of a Kelbi/larger herbivore and avoid it but would eat any small animal that was alive with them. Its believed that they may also use their electricity to sense heat in a way but there are other different theories behind this.

Khezu is a hermaphrodite and reproduces asexually. They will ambush some type of monster/animal and inject them into them. The young will feed on the creature alive and hatch out of it when they reach a certain size. They can sometimes be seen living in cracks in caves, ready to ambush prey to suck them dry.

Interestingly, Khezu Whelps are a delicacy but Adult Khezus aren't a delicacy, no matter how you try to cook their meat, though they are used for medical supplies.

Red Khezu is normal while Khezu is a genetic mutation/defect.

Its neck can stretch much farther than the normal one and it has a lot more muscle in its body.

Red Khezu can be found living in the same areas as Khezu but they seem to be better adapted for colder environments unlike Khezu.

Pale Extract is used for many different medicines.

Interestingly when Khezu dies, Thunderbugs will actually feed on its electrical sac.

Red Khezu skin is also soft but is better known for the many colors in its wings.

Some Khezus have been found to have hair on their belly.