Homeworld: Unknown
Sector: Gamma 5
Population: ~10,000,000 living; ~40,000-60,000 in captivity for use/breeding
Language/Communication: What random tidbits have been scavenged from Drathonian files seems to indicate that they communicate through... pheromones released through the a**s. Yes, farts everyone. It's assumed that this is not actually communication, but ecologically produced symbiosis: that is, certain plants get eaten during certain seasons, and the gaseous products released thereafter signal varying changes in the Dubin'shrak's physiological condition (ie, mating season, latency, etc.)
Sexuality: heterosexual; direct fertilization of laid eggs by males.
Average Life Expectancy: 5-7 years in the wild; 4-6 in captivity; longest recorded was 9.
Physical Description:
-Average height: .4m
-Average length: .5m (head-to-bulb)
-Average width: .5m (diameter of bulb), .2m (width of thorax)
-Average weight: 4.5kg-7kg (~10-15 lbs)
-Coloring: The bulb is a dark, ruddy green while the thorax and head are a muddy red, fading to an orange-yellow along the underside.
-Physique: Roughly the size of a cat. Muddy green color. Six spindly legs, similar to a spider. The body similar to an armadillo with a carapace on top and a soft underbelly. A bulbous back end that houses all their vital organs except for the heart.
Psychology: Insect-like. Eat, sleep, breed, survive. They do have a habit of living in forested areas, and like to build homes in vertical locales such as trees or walls, as their spindly legs are easily capable of carrying them up nearly seamless surfaces.
Other Notes: Too much oxygen will cause these suckers to explode. Best to keep them in low-oxygenated areas. Bodily fluids behave similarly to phosphorous in a liquid form. Best to wash down with water and receive a saline injection ASAP.

Dubin'shrak- in its most literal translation- means "squishy explosion."