D6x6 Apex Predators

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D6	This apex predator's frame
1	is somewhere between humanoid, ape, and ursine, able to switch between upright and whatever-pedal as it's convient.
2	is squat and steady, reminescent of both toads and beetles.
3	is lanky and many-jointed, able to fold itself into deceptively small spaces.
4	is flattened vertically like a flea's, able to wriggle swiftly between dense terrain.
5	is columnar and radially-symmetric.
6	is broad and almost-comically muscular, a bodybuilder fed on a pure protein diet.

D6	This apex predator's mouthparts
1	are an acid-spewing, innard-slurping proboscis.
2	are the predictable toothsome jaws.
3	are a cluster of waving claws that snip meat into small enough chunks to shove down its gullet.
4	have adapted into a hive for a swarm of small, symbiotic creatures that tear its prey apart and deliver the pieces to its throat.
5	are a cluster of whipping, razor-lined tongues.
6	are a boneless set of tubes and siphons that can produce enough sucking force to pull flesh right off the bone.

D6	This apex predator's skin
1	is covered by overlapping scales which can interlock to better disperse impacts.
2	extrudes a tough and foamy layer of latex.
3	develops into a shell of dense scars and callouses due to its childhood play-fighting with parents and siblings.
4	is covered with thick fur that bears tiny barbs which stick into anything that grapples with it.
5	sweats a sticky, fibrous slime, with which it adheres to itself a suit of armour made of stones, bones, wood, and whatever else it can scavenge.
6	is warty, and has its important points protected by heavy osteoderms.

D6	This apex predator hunts
1	in a pack, coordinating to bring down prey.
2	through sheer dogged determination and endurance, chasing down prey until the prey's too exhausted to run or fight.
3	mostly passively, setting traps for its prey to stumble into, sometimes scaring prey into them.
4	through surprise and ambush, stalking prey silently before lunging in for the kill.
5	only rarely, preferring to scare weaker creatures away from the carcasses of their own kills.
6	different prey depending on its age and sex, which lowers intra-species competition.

D6	This apex predator hunts primarily by way of
1	a series of olfactory pits lining its body, which in concert can pinpoint prey across space and time.
2	a halo of ferromagnetic splinters suspended in a field around its head. Besides picking up on preys' bioelectricity, a splinter can also be launched at and embedded in a prey creature so that it can be tracked over long distances.
3	its parthenogenic drones, which mimic harmless little creatures and communicate their observations back to their parent so as to construct a total 3-D model of their environment.
4	sensitive pads in their feet and underbelly which can pick up the pitter-patter of footsteps through the ground, and the pressure of frightened prey standing still, paired with a mane of whiskers that can detect slight changes in air pressure.
5	a set of eyes, some specializing in discerning fine detail and others in capturing motion.
6	a suite of senses, some familiar to Earthly creatures, some less so, which aren't particularly acute on their own but are collated into a quite effective package.

D6	This apex predator gets its edge
1	from its intelligence, which allows it to make complex plans and tools.
2	from its incredible immune and regenerative systems, which allow it to take risks that would be suicidal for any other creature.
3	from its ultra-hard talons, which with a good swing can shear right through its prey's shell and bones.
4	from its pseudo-domesticated, symbiotic species of herd animals, which it protects from other predators and ectoparasites but which are eaten by it in turn during lean times.
5	from its fast-acting venom, capable of debilitating prey from even a scratch.
6	from its vocal sacs, which can produce enough noise to disorient, stun, and even kill at short distances.