legboat
| Decapoda femorata | |
|---|---|
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| an old illustration of a legboat | |
| common names | legboat, shrimpwalker |
| lifespan | 500+ years |
| full-grown size | 30-35' |
| diet | highly efficient krill eater |
| habitat | global |
| can you eat it? | yes; see trivia |
the noble legboat is really just a giant shrimp with six very, very long legs that walk along the ocean floor. before engines were invented, strapping a boat to a giant walking shrimp seemed like the most efficient way to travel long distances over water, and the tradition still holds up to this day. they are usually steered by a wheel attached to a small rod on the underside of the boat that gently prods the shrimp to turn, albeit very slowly.
i. culture
- to be added
ii. trivia
- only one apparent sex, no dimorphism reported. unsure how they even mate, honestly.
- as they play such a major role in transportation and commerce on teres, killing them is forbidden and they are only to be eaten after dying of natural causes.
- considered a delicacy and a spiritual experience to be able to eat one. taste is described as "like shrimp but like, MAD good?"
iii. gallery
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