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Guard-bug
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Name:
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Custocimex ferratus
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Abilities and Weapons:
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wings, senses
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Occupation:
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Ambush micropredator
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Insectivore
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Size:
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Length: 5 centimeters
Weight Estimated: 300 milligrams |
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Status:
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Unknown. Presumably rescued by expeditions.
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The Guard-bug, Custocimex ferratus ( Guard -bug covered with iron) is an insect that lives in Skull Island and is only 2 inches long (5 centimeters).
Facts[]
The Guard-bug has a stance of a beetle. has very large antennas proportionally to its body, so can detect vibrations several meters away.
Most distinctive of all is its the brillant color in the exoskeleton.
Trivia[]
- Like all animals from Skull Island. It is unknown what they faced during the sinking of the island. Given the multiple expeditions, there may be a chance that a few surviving populations was saved off-land to a more stable enclosure.