a neurotoxic venom that causes muscle cramps. A sting can easily lead to drowning. During intraspecies combat, the dragons are protected from each other's venom through partial immunity and osteoderms around vulnerable areas. (3/3)

appearance and size, the dragon prefers to feed on aquatic plants like seagrass. However, if presented the opportunity, it will snack on small prey and crush them between its sharp beak. For defense, the beast is armed with a total of six spines, all of which can deliver (2/3)

this dragon to be a fast and nimble hunter underwater to make up for its dazzling colouration. I bet it would be found around coral reefs. (2/2)

has to rid himself of the rest if he doesn't want to die from exhaustion or to a predator exploiting his situation.

There were a lot of things happening in my private life so I sadly had to take a break from Smaugust. Luckily, I'm starting to catch up again :) (3/3)

inexperienced male unfortunately got impaled by its competitor. The bigger male has won, but at what cost: His horns got stuck in the skull of the dead male. He decided to use his sheering beak, his claws and brute force to take off his competitors head. Now, the survivor (2/3)

heat resistant. At the same time, their close-knit behaviour allows them to also inhabit colder regions of Zemystojan by conserving heat within the coil.

This one took me longer than expected, oh well. (4/4)

hunting, the coil appears to be a single dragon. The hunting tactics involve multiple members spitting fire at their target from different angles and others wrapping around the prey's limbs so it can't flee. Due to these dragons' lifestyle, their bodies have to be quite (3/4)

is usually lead by the largest female and the coil members communicate with each other via facial colour changes and pheromones. Coils can number from about 10 to 30 individuals. Impressively, the group coordination seems to be so ingrained and sophisticated that when (2/4)

can swallow whole. Females are the better fliers and swimmers and care for the young which they hatch on land in nesting colonies.

Tomorrow I will catch up with two posts me thinks. (4/4)

flying due to their features and expend a lot of energy during the mating season. Consequently, most of them have a considerably lower life-span than females.
This dragon spends most of its time in and near coastal waters where it dives for fish and basically anything it (3/4)

Each individual male tries to stand out with its own unique poses and moves. Females of the species choose their partner based on their dances, the size of their display features, their stamina and the strength of their colouration. Males can have difficulty swimming and (2/4)

Pretty big, a person could barely look one in the eye if they approached one on land.

dense enough to walk on the bottom of water bodies. This dragon tends to swallow and store lots of water which it can boil and then shoot out as hot steam in order to defend itself. Luckily, members of the species are considered to be gentle giants most of the time. (2/2)

Can't stop gushing about this, this might be my new fav dragon of yours 🔥