| Aboogala | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Neopets | ||
| Classification | Aboogala neopia | ||
| Species type | Harvestman | ||
| Homeworld | Neopia | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; lays eggs | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous | ||
| Distinctive features | Large eyes | ||
| Eye color | Blue | ||
| Skin color | Deep red and black | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | True Neutral | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Neopia | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa | ||
| Phylum | Arthropoda | ||
| Subphylum | Chelicerata | ||
| Class | Arachnida (Arachnids) | ||
| Order | Opiliones (Harvestmen) | ||
| Superfamily | Ischyropsalidoidea | ||
| Family | Ischyropsalididae (Thorn Harvestmen and their relatives) | ||
| Subfamily | Tetraleptoscelida ("Four slender legs", Four-legged Ischyropsalid harvestmen) (Somarinoa, 2019) | ||
| Infrafamily | Hadrops ("Large eyes") (Tetraleptoscelids with complex eyes) (Somarinoa, 2019) | ||
| Genus | Aboogala (Somarinoa, 2019) | ||
| Species | neopia (Somarinoa, 2019) | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Vulnerable | ||
| Creator | Viacom, Knowledge Adventure | ||
Aboogalas are a species of harvestman indigenous to Neopia. They are sometimes seen as the pets of pets of Neopets, which are collectively referred to as Petpetpets. They are known for being quite agile and their ability to climb almost anywhere.
Physiology[]
Like other harvestman species, Aboogalas possess exceptionally long, thin legs relative to their body size. The body is segmented but appears at a cursory glance to be a single oval structure. They lack venom and silk glands, as is general of the order. They breathe through a trachea as they do not possess book lungs by utilizing spiracles that the base of their hindlegs and on the abdomen. No study has been done to detemine how active they are, which would lead to their being potentially more spiracles on the tibia.
However, they do have their own evolutionary individuality: Unlike nearly all other species of harvestmen, Aboogalas have developed complex eyes that are able to see images; these face forward on the head just over their mouth, which is unusual for a harvestman whose eyes normally sit atop their head and face sideways. They also have lost two pairs of legs due to their presumably becoming vestigial over time, and this includes their "feeler" legs. This leaves them with only four legs instead of the usual eight. Their stomotheca (feeding apparatus) can presumably swallow chunks of solid food as well as liquidized sustenance, although this apparatus is not immediately visible to the casual observer.
There is no evidence of parthenogenesis in the species, and the rarity of the creatures seems to anecdotally support this hypothesis.
Dietary habits[]
Although their natural dietary habits have not been recorded by science, domesticated individuals show that they are at least herbivorous, and more than likely are omnivorous, as with some other species of harvestmen have been known to be. Domesticated Aboogala are known to consume small cherry-flavored candy, indicating that they may feed on cherries in the wild.
Etymology[]
The Aboogala's name may be a pun on the Arugala, a type of plant.