Tengu Flea

The tengu flea gained it's name due to it's long beak, that reminds us of the tengu from japanese mythology and it's long nose. Widely spread across the asian continent, this creature is easily found on lakes, swamps and rice paddies. This interesting crustacean seems to be related to the isopoda order, though no confirmation has been made yet. Whit a common length of 7 centimeters, this small creature of amphibian ways preys on small water life such as tadpoles, small fishes and insects larvae. Capable of both swimming and jumping it pounces on it's prey and then uses it's scythe like front claws to hold it still while piercing it whit it's long beak, injecting digestive fluids to liquify it's meal before sucking it in. Another interesting trait of the tengu flea is it's pair of bright red pseudo wings. Although it is known that the male use it's bigger and redder pseudo wings on courtship rituals, new discoveries have lead us to believe that it is also very important on the tengu flea oxygen absorption and temperature regulation