Boopa lifecycle

seedling boops (look like tadpoles but are seeds instead of heads)
they swim in certain leaves that are full of water. only few survive out of 100s as the water is soaked up into their bodies, they grow arms and legs.
climbing out of the leaf or when the leaf falls. they touch the ground, covering their body in dirt, they absorb the dirt.
reaching a more mature age they now absorb sunlight.
growing to 3 feet in height.
they are able to run fast and leap even further. stealing anything shiny, they work together as a family unit, usually the same group that was in the leaf. they build spheres from the metal objects and use it to reflect the morning sunlight into the center of the sphere. which they sleep in and it absorbs into their skin. giving them more energy.