Inchinch Centiworm

The inchinch centiworm split from its ancestor and lives on the surface now. To deal with the destructive enzymes from the chitinbane it now has a thin skin over its exoskeleton. Locomotion for this lifeform is fairly different from the chunky centiworm, instead of scooting on its belly the inchinch centiworm travels by lifting one end of its body into the air, supporting its weight on the other end, and moving the lifted end forward. They have an comical gallop that gives the appearance of rocking back and forth across the land. Under the two ends of its body are thick bristles to protect the body during running and on the sides of the body are blue spots to mimic painballs as protection from predators. The body of this fauna is set up into three distinct parts; the head piece is a single elongated segment on a fleshy pivot base and is where the jaws are, the end piece is four segments that are much tougher than the others and is where the egg-spores and waste are release from the body, and the middle piece (or main body), which is where most everything else can be found including the ganglia that act as nerve centers, it is made up of seven huge muscular segments. The jaws of the inchinch centiworm are short and powerful for crushing the flora in its diet, the head is held up and against the main body when moving as it's not used for sensing the environment around the inchinch centiworm. The microlungs have become larger and the passages that lead to them now can detect smells, this sense is stronger in the nostrils closer to the head of the lifeform. There is a pin over the end piece that is used to feel vibrations in the air, giving the inchinch centiworm simple hearing. Its larvae have a short period at the beginning of there lives in which their microlungs are in a stage of development, and that they are flexible enough, that they are able to survive underwater. Shortly after this they escape from their pool of water and look like miniature versions of their parents.