The Bravaxian Grunkle-fly is a species native to Bravaxia (home-world of the Bravaxians). Grunkle-flies are diurnal omnivores with three sexes (like Bravaxians, and most other animal species from Bravaxia). Grunkle-flies are semi-buoyant in Bravaxia's thick atmosphere, and their main mode of locomotion is to fly on four paddle-shaped wings. They have six eyes, and breathe through a series of small openings that run down the length of their bodies on both sides.
Life Cycle
Grunkle-flies hatch from eggs laid by a female, and fertilized by both a left-male and right-male. They mature over a period of about five weeks, and are about the size of a watermellon when fully grown. They typically live as adults and reproduce for three Bravaxian years, occasionally living an additional year in old age.
Hunted for Food
Before the arrival of the Convergence on Bravaxia, the Bravaxians hunted Grunkle-flies for their diaphanous flesh, which has the odor and flavor of rotting fish. Greys in the Convergence prize Grunkle-fly meat for this flavor (which Humans find repellent). Along with Grabage-fruit, it was one of Bravaxia's major exports during the Convergence occupation. Grunkle-fly meat is edible by Humans, though few actually enjoy it. Bravaxians also use the sharp teeth of the Grunkle-fly as spearheads.
