Egg Slitherworm

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Egg Slitherworm
(Vermipython oviangus)
Main image of Egg Slitherworm
Species is extinct.
19/127, Desert Chitinbane
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation18/124
HabitatIttiz Rocky
Size40 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietOvivore (Rocky Capiri eggs, Dark Sauceback eggs, Phantom Capiri eggs, Giant Capiri eggs, Dagger Capiri eggs, Helmet Capiri eggs, Gluttony Capiri eggs, Feces Shellworm eggs, Vandriswoop Shellworm eggs, Egg Slitherworm eggs)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Hard-Shelled Eggs, Three Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Pansegmentocaudazoa
Segmentocaudazoa
Pluriptera
Anopterigia
Ophiobdelloi
Colubrivermes
Vermipythonidae
Vermipython
Vermipython oviangus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The egg slitherworm split from its ancestor, the slitherworm and moved to Ittiz Rocky. There it found many species which lay eggs. They will eat any kind of egg, no matter if its a larger capiri egg or a small shellworm egg. They will even eat each other's eggs. It uses its jaws to beak open hard-shelled eggs and then will slurp out the yolk. For smaller mucus-eggs it will just eat them whole.

Its "air-gills" have adapted to a dryer environment. To keep them from drying out too fast they only come out at night when the sun is down. Their eyes have also improved to see in the dark. They are now rusty-red in color to blend in with the iron rich dirt. Like their ancestors they must shed their segmented exoskeleton in order to grow larger. However they are only half the size of their ancestor. Offspring which hatch early will soon eat off the eggs of others. Thus insuring only the strongest survive.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Vivus Slitherworm (order Colubrivermes)
  • Riparian Scorpodile (superorder Ophiobdelloi)
  • Centilopeworm (subclass Anopterigia)