1 Occlupanids In Canada (Specifically Manitoba) (Specifically Winnipeg) Brought to you by The Winnipeg Occlupanid Research Facility Introduction This is a study dedicated to documenting the occlupanid ecosystem of Winnipeg , in hopes that the behaviour of these creatures may be more understood. Studies are still ongoing, so further updates may be made. The following is a collection of the species found in Winnipeg. 2 Disclaimer : The fol lowing contains research ta ken from HORG and personal studie s. The species documented here are i n no way the full scope of the Winnepeggan occl upanid biome. WOR F in no way makes an y monetary g ain from this paper. I ndex I. Introduction II. Sph a eropanis hollandi um III. Palpatophora utiliformis IV. Porrectofr ontus mechade us V. Megapanis hursti VI. Unidentia obtusamaxilla azureus VII. Palpatophora utiliformis grandis VIII. Asaphodentus aditoclinus * IX. E xomipho ra constanceae X. Redivivus imitat or * Speci es marked with a asteris k (* ) are occlupan op sids. Species marked with a star ( ) are new species. 3 Sphaeropanis hollandium Found on: bagels Date first specimen was added 1 : June 16 Palpatophora utiliformis Found on: apples , normal bread Date first specimen was added: June 19 Porrectofrontus mechadeus Found on: carrots, potatoes, onions (?) Date first specimen was added: June 28 1 To the collection * In Winnipeg. Unsure if it likes bread worldwide. Fig. 2 .1 : Palpatophora utiliformis The first ever occlupanid to be added to the collection, S. hollandium has been seen only on bagel bags * . This may imply its taste lies solely for bagels. There are currently three specimens of S. hollandium in the collection, all three being white. Fig. 1: Sphaeropanis hollandium Twin occlupanids were found on a research expedition, both on different vegetables. Curiously, their markings were found on opposite sides! For certain, this species prefers vegetation over bread and bread - based products. The collection has four specimens in white colour morphs. Fig. 3: The original P. mechadeus species, nickname d “Steve” and “Janet”. This species was an almost guaranteed to be found here due to its worldwide commonplaceness , but an unexpected thing was to find it on an apple bag with an amicula! (Fig. 2.2)! The P. utiliformis has been spotted in white and green color morphs, and there are currently four specimens in the collection Fig. 2. 2 : P. utiliformis on an apple bag 4 Megapanis hursti Found on: do uble - loaf bread bags Date first s pecimen was added: June 28 Alongside the P. mechade us twins, this occlupanid (the only Archignathid in our collection) captivated the research team as it was one of the biggest occlupanids in the store. It captured not one, but two loaves of bread in its mighty oral grooves, leading researchers to suspect th at occlupanids have the strength capacity similar to ants, only in their jaws. Unidentia obtusamaxilla azureus Found on: TBA Date first specimen was ad ded: ~June 26 Late in the nig ht, this occlupanid was donated to our establishment. The occlupanid sent the researchers in a frenzy, as it was the first one in the collection that had a slight blue hue. Although its origins are hazy, it is still the very first Haplognathid in the collection Palpatophora utiliformis grandis Found on: normal bread, nothing fancy Spotted: July 11 During the documentation process of this paper, we stumbled upon what we believe was P. u. grandis, in two colour morphs (green and white) . As it is unconfirmed, and it behaved like its smaller counterpart, we mostly glossed over it. Asaphodentus aditoclinus Found on: bread Date first specimen was added: ~July 2 The only occlupanopsid in the collection, A. aditoclinus has been showed to be replacing occlupanids in the wild. Despite being more environmentally friendly, it is one of the least frequent sightings. Fig. 4.1 and 4.2: M. hursti in the wild and up close Fig. 5: U. o. azureus Fig. 6: Believed sighting of P. u. grandis Fig. 7: A. aditoclinus 5 Exomiphora constanceae 2 “Constance’s vest - wearer” Found on: hot dog buns, 3 - in - 1 bread bag Date first specimen was added: June 23 A new undescribed occlupanid, E. constanceae was first discovered on a bag of hot dog buns. The specimen was swiftly sent to HORG, although not much has happened on that front. E. constanceae is of the family Toxodentidae, is 25 mm x 21 .7 5 mm . and has also been seen a 2 ttached to three bags of occlupanopsids, likely A. aditoclinus, perhaps a fight to maintain dominance. Its oral groove is the biggest in the Exomiphora family. C uriously , it was at tached to the same brand both ti mes. R R e d vivus imitator Found on: burger bun bag Date first specimen was added: July 15 N ot much is curr ently know n about this specific occl upan opsid, due to its recent discover y I t fur ther proves that occlup anopsids are driving Win nipeggan occlupanids out of their native habit at s. 2 Unofficial name; will be decided at the HORG Taxonomy Board Fig. 8.1 and 8.2: E. constanceae up close and in the wild, capturing bags of A. aditoclinus Fig. 9: r. imitat or