Adult Male
Name: unnamed
Species: Lash Fly
Birthday: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Owner: hotaru
Element: Neutral 
Upon reaching adulthood, lash flies are no longer the defenseless, plump snacks they were as hatchlings. Their scorpion-like stinger is twice the length of their body, and full of poison. On smaller creatures, it will kill, but thankfully humans will only be temporarily blinded. They don’t use it to hunt, but only for defense, as they prefer to consume pollen rather than meat. If left alone to buzz around flowers, they will be harmless, and magi at the keep are instructed to leave them alone. Those who bond with them will have a reliable, sneaky protector on long journeys.
These creatures are tiny but dangerous. They will fill the skies once a year as hatchlings and serve as an important food source for many other creatures, but lash flies who reach adulthood are definitely not safe to consume. Their stinger blinds or kills those who they sting, and if the creature is consumed, the poison will paralyze whoever was foolish to eat them. They are quick fliers, able to flit around at high speeds with unparalleled agility. Solitary creatures, they have little interest in others of their species, preferring to stake out small territories where they can forage for pollen in peace. Sometimes they sting larger creatures indiscriminately, though, and some say that they harbor grudges toward people or animals who ate their siblings in the hatchling stage.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (adult) | Description: Raneth