Dust bathing (keep insects away and keep cool)

[VankirvanJD]

I don't think this has been suggested before since I couldn't find anything, please link me if it has.

Animals dust bathe for various reasons; to rid themselves of parasites, keep insects away, dry themselves, and to keep cool/provide suncreen.

http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2012/03/the-beauty-of-the-zebra-in-50-wildlife-photos/

Maybe nichelings who dust bathe can keep the swamp insects away from them for a few days (maybe 2 or 3, including the same day they dust bathe). And/or be provided sunscreen if they are a hot animal for again 2 or 3 days.

This could make handling the bugs a little easier if you don't have insect-eating heads, and would help cool animals down so we would no longer have to settle with them loosing actions. Personally I like the former function more since better genes/actions have been suggested to stay cool in hot climates in my opinion.

Nichelings can dust bathe on sand or grassless tiles I guess

Edit: This could probably help nichelings get rid of leeches themselves instead of having to depend on another nicheling to lick it off

 

[VankirvanJD]

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[Biogamer]

Smart, can be pretty useful in swamps and for nichelings with low heat resistance.

[bostonlobstah]

This would be great for albino nichelings, if the albinism debuffs get added!

[VankirvanJD]

Just now, bostonlobstah said:

This would be great for albino nichelings, if the albinism debuffs get added!

Thanks! I hope they do, right now all albinism does is make nichelings look pretty lol