Razor Beetle

Created by a long-gone artificer, razor beetles are small metal insects that appear to be made of clockwork; they're considered to be living constructs. They are native to the metallic plane of Alloi.

Breeding
Somehow, these creatures can breed and lay eggs as any other insect can. Their eggs are about the size of a pinhead and are laid in the hundreds. In order to attract a mate, a male razor beetle constructs a tall, tube-shaped nest from scrap metal. He then perches on the lip of this nest and performs its mating call: a long, chiming noise that sounds like glass striking metal. If he finds a mate, she will fill the nest with several hundred eggs, which the male will defend until they hatch.

Feeding
Razor beetles usually sustain themselves on ambient aether.

Habitat
Most razor beetles are found in the Silver Steppes, but they can survive almost anywhere, as long as they have access to a source of aether.