Dust Bunny
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Etymology
- Noun
- Singular
- Dust Bunny
- Plural
- Dust Bunnies
Etymologists believe that the Dust Bunny was named after the term used for clumps of dirt and skin cells held together by static electricity, due to the similarity of physical structure.
Physical Description
Dust Bunnies are amorphous collections of dust, dirt, skin cells, hair, and other debris held together by static electricity. They average about seven inches in height, but this varies greatly depending on the age of the Bunny. All of the bunnies are asexual, and reproduce by splitting into four small dust bunnies.
Research
Researcher David Johnathan Stocklin found a errant Dust Bunny in 678 AT, and his research revealed some unusual information about the creature. David discovered that the creatures are amorphous, amoeba like creatures whose tendrils generate static electricity that allow dust to cling to them. He discovered that the dust they collected and added to their bodies not only gave them a place to live, but that they also ate any dead skin cells, parasites, bacteria, and other organisms inside the dust. He also discovered that the Dust Bunnies have no qualms about scrubbing a living creature clean of dead skin cells and mites, as the one in his posession did with his dog. This has since been comfirmed by wild sightings of Dust Bunnies cleaning Neta and other wild beasts. David also found that a small nest of Dust Bunnies can clean a moderate size room to near sterility in a matter of hours.
Magic Properties
Dust Bunnies use Cutemancy to induce everyone around them into gratuitous use of the word "Awwwww!"
Habitat
Dust Bunnies are found in dry, cool areas in the wild. They are most often found living in the nests of other Beasts, where they clean their host's shed cells and anything that the host might have brought back on it's body. Some beasts are known to search out Dust Bunnies and encourage them to clean them. The Bunnies, therefore, form symbiotic relationships with a large number of creatures. Some creatures, such as the Siren, for example, do not tolerate Dust Bunnies, and will attack them on sight.
Danger Level
Low. Dust Bunnies in themselves do not constitute a danger, and are incapable of attacking anything bigger than a few cells. However, Dust Bunnies are made of dust, hair, fur, and other possible allergens. This can provoke allergies in those with allergies to dust, and can even provoke asthma attacks in those particularly sensitive. Dust Bunnies do not shed, however, and are safe as long as they are not handled directly by those sensitive to them.
