A species concept that's been in my head for a little while and that I sketched out on paper. Called Lunes for short.
- They have no eyes, eye-like designs instead painted on their mask where eyes would be.
- They drink nectar and morning dew.
- Adults are roughly the size of a butterfly, teens a bumble bee and babies about the size of your pinkie nail. Adult males will weigh no more than four ounces (adult females no more than three), while babies are only about half an ounce at birth.
- Their tongue is used not only to eat, but also to smell.
- They have thick fur that is thicker on the neck, tail and around their hooves.
- Their wings(when present) are extremely thin and are used to keep the young warm instead of for flying.
- They communicate using clicking and humming.
- Their masks will never come off, ever. They are born with them and none have been seen without them.
- They are excellent climbers and jumpers, their wings able to be used to gain lift but nothing more.
- Walk on their two main sets of legs(front and back). The third pair is used to cradle young or carry food to expecting queens.
- Males are known as kings, females as queens and all young as pods.
- Live in colonies of up to 10 Lunes. (This is also the suggested adoption limit.) Sometimes colonies can reach 15 Lunes with children, but never more than that.
- They are in fact tiny mammals, not insects, so their young are born without a protective eggshell and with only their furry tails for personal warmth. Fur grows in over time.
- Young are born in pairs, rarely triplets or single babies. If they are triplets, one will often be abandoned as the mother is only capable of adequately caring for two pods.