Okay, I'll try Glukkons first...
It seems the Glukkons may have been tree dwellers before industrialism, using their long arms to swing adeptly through branches. Like the Gibbo, it's arms are very long in comparison to body size, and the legs are also short, and got in the way swinging when they were longer, so they evenbtually got shorter, and may have either been used more like a short tail, and would have been used for additional support when sitting. Since they stand tall on the ground (standing fully erect may have originally been used as a threat disaply, to try and scare and intimidate rivals) industrial Glukkons stand fully erect, and therefore do not use their legs anymore so much as they used to, so they may completely whither away eventually. I suppose the queen may have been hidden inside a large, rotten tree or something, so as to avoid the reach (and notice, presumably) of predators. Using their long limbs, the Glukkons may be quite fast running along (without the constraints of clothes, I mean) on any generally flat surface (branches or ground) so they can ge to a tree quickly to evade a Scrab or suchlike if caught while foraging. The Glukkons may then have even forged spears, and some put on watch to guard the queen, being as intelligent as they are. They may not seem suited to this lifestyle, but they have hands, and obviously being industrial isn't natural for them. I mean, how DO they cram those hands into such small and pointy shoes? I mean, honestly.
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