Id say it was because they gave a nice amount of XP (80?) and being quite harmless was easy to lvl up on.Thats my guess.
Hmmm makes sense,real shame tho,always thought they looked funny.Maybe they could be used for some quests and stuff,another version of the tent quest maybe?
they are plants and plants need water, since this is a wasteland with no water they all died
blood
From where?
from players maybe?...