Leaficus (Wendigoa)

Leaficus are a leaf-like wendigoa found in the rainforests of the Delta.

Information
Leaficus are a species of Wendigoa that are themed after leaves, with a strong connection to The Delta. Unlike the other Delta Wendigoa, they evolved from the traditional but rare Jackalope, as it is very rare to see Jackalopes in the tropical and swampy environments of The Delta, populated with ancient dinosaurs which went extinct on the Mainland. This is only one other subspecies known to have evolved from the Jackalope in The Delta.

Leaficus are known to live for maximum of 300-400 years at most, which is almost unbelievable in Human and even Prospectus standards, but is normal in Wendigoa standards. Though already interesting, Leaficus are rare, and even rarer outside of the Delta. Variants of Leaficus are unique, and may or may not follow season or yearly possibilties of coloration and/or gender possibilities.

Appearance
Leaficus grow two to three pairs of wings, however, cannot fly, instead, they are for either for "charming" a female who may or may not have interest in them and shoo them off, or else, are used for intimidation. Their wings are feather-like, which are more like see-through leaves, the material also found elsewhere on the body, such as the tail fan. Like some or half of winged subspecies, they have impressively massive wings.

Sakura Leaficus
The Sakura variation of the Leaficus does not actually follow through with seasonal coloration, as their leaves and known to be shades of pink, light to dark pink, and their bodies usually are browns with traces of pink. They still follow the darker coloration and more likely gender possibilities of offspring on a Lunaris or Solaris year. Being more defensive about their nest than normal Leaficus, they are also slightly bigger than normal on average than normal variations, thanks to the other normal Wendigoa subspecies that live in the region as well.

Bioluminescent Leaficus
Bioluminescent (or just biolum) variation has a variety of glowing patterns, ranging from stripes of bioluminescent glowing bright colors to spots and speckles across the body in the varied amounts of said coloration. Their bodies are often dark colors of usually seen brighter colors. The coloration, season and year, so far doesn't affect these Leaficus, being randomly a bit lighter or a bit darker than usual on both genders, as the bioluminescent coloration doesn't really count as seasonal or even monthly. It is logical that they did find their way into the Abyssal Cave as plenty of ravines and entrances are found in the Delta and the three primary regions of the Mainland, but the Bioluminescent Leaficus' lineage could not be found in even the Sakura and normal variation, and so is questionable. However, the region is still under research.

This variation is known to have traits ranging from the normal leaficus' to dormant genetics that managed to be activated by the still mysterious Elemedium. Bioluminescent Leaficus are feared for their habit of sneaking away during battle until finding the weakness of the attacker. If they found a weakness they cannot really use, they just sneak away from battle.

Unique Genetics
Every Leaficus is different, having hues or patterns that are distincted with certain seasons, such as between Summer and Fall. The reason of this is because of a variety of specialized genetics which alters the coloration of the Leaficus depending on season and even the year it is born in, being the only few subspecies with this genetic associated with the season and year. Lunaris years (Lunaris years are uneven numbered years (i.e. 2021)) seem to result in more dark-colored male and female offspring, with a higher chance for females, as Solaris years (Solaris years are even numbered years (i.e. 2020)) result in brighter-colored male and female offspring with a higher chance for males. Patterns of the parents are known to mix.

Wing Shapes
Leaficus' wings can take on different appearances depending on the parent's wing genetics. The shapes are often that of tree leaves, plant leaves, etc. and are rarely mixed if the wing genetics are different.

Mating season
Females make their nests in caves large enough for themselves, their mate, and their offspring(s), and are the ones to attract a male. When a male does come along, she chooses if she really wants to mate with them, usually by the male's patterns, or else the male's strength, or even both. Ironically, males are larger than females, so it's not really clear how females manage to take dominance over choosing the mate, but most likely females grown attached to their caves enough that they do not stray that far away.

Mating season is basically simple, and actually only occurs once during a Leaficus' lifetime, only having to go through it again when their partner dies in some way. Thanks to around-age partners, they are more likely to die at the same time when they come to the time to pass away, as the cycle continues, but remember that they can die around 300-400 years old to natural causes, so they may not die around the same time. Again, on Hydra, even on the Delta, everything can go wrong.