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hercula, more commonly called false seeds, are gramnivorous haematophageous hypercarnivorous omnivore, these insects get their names from the fact they look like seeds of the grass of the south which grow on the side and then are shot out, this allows them to camouflage on the sides of the grass awaiting their host when a host comes near them they will jump onto their host and crawl to a suitable spot and begin drinking the blood from their host for the majority of their lifespan until they find a potential mate on their host, they will then mate and leave their host, find a spot on the ground they deem safe and then spend the rest of their lifespan creating a small den out of grass, they will do this until they almost starve to death, in which they will then go inside the den and lay the eggs, laying on top of them, once they die they will kick down their den allowing the grass to completely cover them, when the young hatch they will eat the grass, the parent, their thin egg shells, and even each other sometimes, once they get enough energy they will grow into a suitable form and start their search for a host, eating grass to sustain themselves until they find a host, these organisms are highly preyed on by nurse parrots, if you have any questions regarding this organism please dont be afraid to ask i am more than happy to answer