In British Columbia we have what appears to be a similar life form, but these have been domesticated for many years, and are used by the Highways Department, since for most of their lives they're an entirely sessile animal. My friend and I deduced their life cycle stages as follows: The youngest, smallest ones are placed to guard fresh lane markings, while their elders are used to mark warning areas. The retro-reflective males always place themselves in the area of highest danger to guard the other members of the herd. During mating season, they grow much taller and skinnier, feeding upon the abundant road dust which is always found in construction areas. How fertilisation occurs is still an unknown, but eventually the pregnant females can be easily distinguished, as they grow to 7 or 8 times the width of the males. Birth takes place during Winter, in the Highways Department barns. This is a highly secret process because the Highways Department doesn't want to lose their monopoly on breeding these very useful creatures.
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Date: 2020-06-07 05:52 pm (UTC)During mating season, they grow much taller and skinnier, feeding upon the abundant road dust which is always found in construction areas. How fertilisation occurs is still an unknown, but eventually the pregnant females can be easily distinguished, as they grow to 7 or 8 times the width of the males. Birth takes place during Winter, in the Highways Department barns. This is a highly secret process because the Highways Department doesn't want to lose their monopoly on breeding these very useful creatures.