Paramites are more nocturnal, why Scrabs diurnal. Why this matters to a creature with no eyes I have absolutely no idea.
I see what you're saying, Max, but lions don't *quite* have as large herds. Plus I haven't really seen the excessive amounts of prey for a one hundred+ herd of large, hungry carnivores that prefer at least two Mudokons per meal etc. As in AO I got a Mudokon killed an eaten by a Scrab, then shortly afterwards it came for me. Even a very rich biome would struggle with hundreds strong herds of creatures like this. Apart from Mudokons and Elums, Scrabs generally end up feeding on whatever smaller creatures they can maul, and that would be alot of Fleeches. Only Elums and Mudokons are the generally large creatures I'd think Scrabs can kill for food. At current anyway.
I think the herds have multiple males, otherwise it would be rather...well, the numbers of female to male here just isn't natural if the herds are organised like. But then, still, the Alpha would be rather p*ssed about any other males moving on any available females. But hundreds strong herds with this setout would be...you get the idea. Single male. A few hundred females. 'Nuff said.
And they can't have queens, becuase otherwise the Scrabs would have little purpose in life away from the queen in that sense. Mudokons are at least more self concious to help support the environment. Naturally, I presume Sligs and Gluks would revolve more around their queen.
Apart from the breeding season, Scrabs would be solitary. And it would generally be only two meeting, only for each other thing. The male would call for a female who has a near territory, they meet, get together then split up. Unless the male helps raise the young (single), but that seems unlikely. I dunno. Whichever.
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