Sagaverme Gusherwurm

The sagaverme gusherwurm replaced its ancestor the crimson gusherwurm. It has specified in drinking the red iron rich blood of species from the sagaverme phylum. It is slightly larger than its ancestor and has a harder shell. It is blind and must seek out blood using its three green nostrils. Like its ancestor gusherwurms feed on the blood of it's victims and are capable of both feeding on living or dead creatures. When a gusherwurm feeds on a living individual it will inject a mild sedative via it's mouth. It will do this in an attempt to impair the creature allowing it more time to feed. All gusherwurms have a similar larval stage that will feed on only iron until it's jaws and mouth are developed enough to penetrate the skin of it's prey. Its has much larger mandibles than its ancestor. This is so it can break through the hard exoskeletons of its prey. It also spreads the microbe hemohex which helps coagulate the blood of its victims so they will pass out. Once passed out it can more easily feed without the host trying to brush them off. They are immune to the hemohex's coagulation effects.