Water lilies
Water lilies are a special natural food source for Aqua.
Water lilies grow on suitable water tiles in the swamp. For Aqua they join two parts of the habitat: in the water, the animals can quench their thirst and find food specific to their species. Other slimes do not recognise a raw lily as a food source of their own, and must approach water by different, dry routes anyway.
From water to nest
Aqua can eat a water lily where it grows or pick up its nutrition as cargo. Once set down, it becomes a universal food parcel. Its origin limits neither carrier nor eater; a swamp plant can thus later feed another species. The raw plant and the processed parcel play different roles in the colony's food supply.
Returning to the water
Water lilies do not appear one by one on a fixed countdown. Regrowth potential gathers over time; when rain ends, small groups may become visible on free shore and water tiles. Entrances, occupied tiles and unsuitable sites remain clear. Large lilies contain more food than small ones because their plants cover more ground.
An Aqua almost vanished beneath the leaves of the largest lily. Nothing remained of the small one beside it after a brief stop.
