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From: autocommit <autocommit@ftw.codes>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 00:10:42 -0700
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Co-Authored-By: Lilith Autocommit <noreply@atlilith.com>
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 .../species/sulphur_lichen_grazer_insect.json | 58 +++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/public/resources/ecology/fauna/species/sulphur_lichen_grazer_insect.json b/public/resources/ecology/fauna/species/sulphur_lichen_grazer_insect.json
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+{
+  "id": "sulphur_lichen_grazer_insect",
+  "name": "Sulphur Lichen Grazer",
+  "description": "Tiny sap-mouthed bug that grazes sulphur-tolerant lichens crusting the warm rocks of an active caldera floor. Heavily detoxifying gut symbionts let it ingest acidic, sulphate-laden tissue that would dissolve a normal insect mouthpart. Forms dense plates on warm bedrock at first light, dispersing into rock fractures when surface temperature climbs.",
+  "tags": ["domain_land", "trophic_herbivore", "tier_1"],
+  "domain": "land",
+  "trophic_level": "herbivore",
+  "lineage": "insects_social",
+  "ecology_tier": 1,
+  "traits": [
+    "size_tiny",
+    "diet_herbivore",
+    "habitat_terrestrial",
+    "locomotion_walking",
+    "thermal_cold_blooded",
+    "repro_r_strategy",
+    "social_swarm"
+  ],
+  "prey": [
+    "volcanic_lichen"
+  ],
+  "habitat_min": 0.05,
+  "migration_range": 1,
+  "carrying_capacity": 4.0,
+  "lifecycle": {
+    "system": "volcanic",
+    "stage": "active",
+    "formed_by": [
+      {
+        "source": "egg_mass",
+        "mechanism": "accumulation",
+        "condition": "warm bedrock with sulphur-tolerant lichen crust"
+      }
+    ],
+    "transforms": []
+  },
+  "substrate_climate": [
+    {
+      "substrate": "rock",
+      "t_band_min": 3,
+      "t_band_max": 4,
+      "p_band_min": 0,
+      "p_band_max": 2
+    }
+  ],
+  "terrain_affinity": [
+    "caldera",
+    "volcano",
+    "lava_field"
+  ],
+  "hp": 1,
+  "attack": 1,
+  "defense": 1,
+  "armor_type": "unarmored",
+  "attack_type": "pierce",
+  "movement": 1,
+  "_derived_stats": true
+}