Cyclops Tadpole

Giant Cyclops Tadpole

Cyclops tadpoles are a species of amphibian found on A-Planets. Their UETO code name, UETO-6-GCT, stands for Giant Cyclops Tadpole, as a reference to their size and their singular eyes.

Anatomy

Cyclops tadpoles have globular bodies, with their single eye taking up almost the entirety of their bodies. Inside their eye are all of their vital organs, and the body around the eye is simply muscle for operating their tail and locomoting. They have a dark blue/grey body, with bright white and black eyes, with irises so thin they go unnoticed.

These animals have five gills running along their stomachs, just behind their eyes. Their tail fin splits into two, and between each individual fin is a small hole where bone continuously grows. This bone is used as a weapon, and can be fired at high speeds to injure predators from a far range. Their backs and tails are green, as they contain chloroplasts.

Diet

Cyclops tadpoles are a photosynthivore. Their body contains chloroplasts which aids them in extracting energy from sunlight, like plants. Because of their diet of sunlight, they tend not to inhabit rogue A-Planets that don't orbit a star.

Reproduction & Growth

Cyclops tadpoles are fast breeders. They inhabit puddles of water, and sometimes so many of these tadpoles live in one puddle that it dries out and they all die. Eggs are released all at once in this puddle, and they are fertilised at random. The eggs hatch after three weeks, and the baby tadpoles are left to their own devices in the puddle.

Lifespan

5 years

Average Length

2 feet

Geographic Distribution

• A-Planet
• A-Planet 36B

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