Though most flumphs encountered are from local family groups that have reproduced in the same area for generations, flumphs also have the ability to spread their seed across entire solar systems, gravitating toward gas giants or the moons surrounding such celestial bodies. In both cases, flumph reproduction is a communal affair, with dozens of flumphs contributing their genetic material. Almost like the pollination of plants, flumphs generate a seed that grows as more material is added. Eventually this translucent seedpod grows dense and heavy and must be submerged in a deep body of water or some similar liquid, or sometimes even be driven deep toward a gaseous planet's core where pressure is high. As time passes, the seed pod begins breaking down, releasing larval flumphs. Anywhere between four and 32 larvae spawn from each seed pod. After spending a year in larval form, flumphs emerge from their dense or aquatic home and begin their final stage, living in the air (or less dense regions of a gaseous plane). In ideal conditions, with plenty of food and an agreeable environment, a flumph can live for a hundred years or more.