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Decarnocimex
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Name:
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Decarnocimex
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Abilities and Weapons:
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bladed forelimbs, claws
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Occupation:
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Pack hunting mesopredator
Scavenger |
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"King Kong" (from 2005)
"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005) |
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Diet:
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Carnivore (carrion)
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Size:
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Length: 1.5-3 meters
Weight Estimated: 53-191 kilograms |
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Status:
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Presumably extinct. Unlikely to survive Skull Island's destruction.
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The Decarnocimex ("flesh-removing bug") is a large, carnivorous, flightless ensiferan from the chasms of Skull Island. These and other meat-harvesting opportunists at the base of the pits ply their macabre trade, carving up the corpses of the pits’ victims. It measures 5-10 feet long (1.5-3 meters).
Facts[]
Decarnocimex are flesh-eating, oversized ensiferans, related to crickets, with bladed forelegs for tearing apart carcasses of any other creature, such as a tree-tops.
Aggressive hunters as well as scavengers, Decarnocimex will attack smaller animals unfortunate enough to fall into their hellish domain, carving them up with their claws and razor-sharp mandibles.
Role in the Film[]
Decarnocimex are first seen when the crew wake up at the bottom of the Insect Chasm. They crawl out of their holes in the wall until Jack Driscoll throws a flare and lights up the chasm, driving them away. Soon after the flare goes out, they return with several Weta-rex and attack the crew. They mainly attack Carl Denham but he fights them back with an empty rifle, killing many. The last Decarnocimex remaining along with Weta-rex, are seen fighting in the background when Jimmy shoots a Weta-rex off Jack, but is finally killed by Carl. Some Decarnocimex can be seen climbing down the walls when the Arachno-Claw and Abyscidis surround the remaining crew, but they are killed when Eaglehorn and Bruce Baxter shot and killed every bug in the chasm.
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Trivia[]
- Like most creatures from the Pit. It is unlikely they survived the island's destruction given the sheer dangers of the Pit and difficulties of logistics in trying to garner some specimens. In contrast to the majority of the wildlife where sufficient tranquilizers would have been enough to immobilise them for study at ground-level.