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Name: Clachiatore
Physical appearance: The Clachiatore is basically a crab with an extra shell protecting its back. The shell and the crab are golden in color, although the Clachiatore is usually waiting inside its shell with its eyes scanning for any nearby victims. The Clachiatore has six legs, of which have feet that have strong grips due to sharp claws. The eyes are on stalks, and the mandibles are average-sized for a crab. From a few feet away and further, it looks just like a golden nugget. A relatvie of the Clachiatore looks like a crystal from a few feet away.
Attack styles: The Clachiatore, when a victim is at least a few feet away, will suddenly jump a few feet into the air. Immediately after, if the victim is larger, the crab will hold on. If smaller, the victim will be pounced upon and slain nearly instantly in most cases.
For larger opponents, the Clachiatore will jump a few feet, drop the outer shell, and with two of its feet, get a good grip on the victim. It will then swing itself and start slashing as well as biting the larger opponent. By this time, several other Clachiatores will join in the fight and together, overwhelm the opponent with slashing feet (at least two will always be used as a grip) and its mandibles.
After the battle, the Clachiatore will then usually devour the prey. Clachiatores are socail creatures as well, so from several yards distance, there will be seen several golden nuggets. Unfortunately, they are not what they seem...
Shells provide large protection against many things. It is part of the Clachiatore, and is not made of gold though it seems so, but the Clachiatore is made rather vulnerable when attacking the opponent.