"Phew! Looks like we are eating cricket tonight!," Rocko said to himself as he hauled a boar sized, first tier Copper Cricket on his back.
While the bottom layer was mostly ground dwelling scavenger type insects, occasionally stuff from the middle layer will pop down here in an attempt to grow stronger, lay eggs, or... something.
Rocko never really got that far in regards to learning the habits of insect beasts, he just knew which ones were edible at this point.
"Hmmm. Maybe I should try baking it tonight instead of-"
"Papa!"
"Huh?"
Rocko turned towards the voice calling out for him, confused as to why his daughter would br all the way out here, since she was usually the type to do she what was told. Thankfully, all he saw was a Mimick Wasp, a first tier wasp aether beast known to mimick the sounds of others as a means if attracting prey.
"Bah!," Rocko clicked his tongue in disdain, "fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice-"
