Duneslither

Behavior: During daylight hours these megadriles seem to only surface when feeding on prey, however they have been seen partially breaching the sands at night while moving. Otherwise the only indication of their presence is raised trails of ground in their wake as they traverse the barren landscape. No known social hierarchy or pack mentality has been observed. Prey is located via vibrations from underground that is detected by the numerous nail-like protrusions lining their bodies which are in fact seismic sensory organs designed to substitute a sense of sight. When hunting, they often stalk their mark at a passive pace until movement has been registered to cease. Their most common method of attack is from beneath, bursting from the ground like a spear to impale prey with their antler-like pincers. Should impaling fail, they will proceed to actively chase their target and repeat the process of bursting out of the ground until the prey is rendered immobile followed by the duneslither properly surfacing to begin devouring its victim gradually. Within their slitted mouths are 3 rows of sharp, serrated teeth adapted to tearing meat from bone and are utilized to strip the skeleton bare or mince invertebrate prey. Some specimens have been reported to spew a highly corrosive digestive fluid onto prey in order to hinder mobility and sight.

Details: The scaley carapaces of duneslithers are highly resilient to sharp physical force and heat, but lack the ability to protect the organism from blunt force. Their sizes can range anywhere from 1 to 6 meters in length, although there are rumors of specimens growing even larger. When not feeding on live prey, they are often seen near heavy concentrations of metallic ores and sulfur.(edited)