BoldSpire the Nilby

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BoldSpire
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7 Nov 2013
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10-02-2014:

Found this one hiding in its eggshell. Hatched a few days prior, presumably. Scuttled up a wall and clung to the ceiling upon seeing me. Wouldn't come down.

Will call him Spire.

Disheartening news for my hopes of a slow-cooking omelette.

03-04-2014:

Took his first flight to-day. Seems quite prepared to take up residence in a tree I had moved in last month. Am told, in fond tones, that he has become quite comfortable with his surroundings, and is just as bold as he ought to be.

About Nilby Eggs

Small and often confused as decorative seeds of an unknown plant species, Nilby eggs are laid during late October throughout mid November. They are kept warm by being wrapped in the mother's leafy cloak before being buried. Once buried underground at the base of the tree being used as a nest, these eggs will remain dormant until spring arrives.

About the Nilby Creature

Nilby make their nests inside large trees by creating an extensive tunnel system. Unfortunately this will eventually kill the tree. However, Nilbies are rather small, only about the size of a child's hand, so many different Nilby families can share one tree together which keeps them from killing off swathes of forest. The dead tree not only serves as a Nilby's home but as its source of food as well. Nilby primarily eat the fungus that begins to grown on the outside and insects that try to infest the insides of their trees. So despite the tree being dead, it decays very slowly as the Nilby families slow down the decomposition process.