Nectar Crystalworm

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Nectar Crystalworm
(Gemmicolamusca nectraphilis)
Main image of Nectar Crystalworm
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorSolpimr Other
Week/Generation26/165
HabitatDrake Boreal, Drake Rocky, Drake Chaparral, Yokto Temperate Riparian, Drake Temperate Woodland
Size2.5 cm long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportExoskeleton
DietFrugavore (Creab Shell jelly, Lurspire fruit), Nectivore (Baseejie, Greatcap Baseejie), Pollenivore (Vesuvianite Tree, Frigid Vesuvianite)
RespirationSemi-Active (Unidirectional Tracheae)
ThermoregulationHeterotherm (Basking, Heat from Muscle Activity)
ReproductionHermaphrodite, Sticky Eggs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Thoracocephalia
Optidorsalia
Polyptera (info)
Lingualiptera
Paululumvermidae
Gemmicolamusca
Gemmicolamusca nectraphilis
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Nectar Crystalworm split from its ancestor and has spread to the woodlands and scrublands of southern and central Drake. Like their ancestor they use the holes on their head segment to smell and take in air for their tracheal system. They are hermaphrodites: after mating both individuals will fly off to lay eggs on the leaves of crystal flora. They can live up to a year and mate two to three times during that period, producing up to two hundred eggs each time. The eggs can remain dormant for months and survive freezing temperatures in this state. They only hatch when temperatures remain above freezing for several consecutive days. Hatchlings are well developed and capable of flight within hours.

They have long slightly sticky tongues which allow them to feed on the spores of spore-producing crystal trees as well as the nectar of Baseejies. They are avid consumers of creab jelly and an important means of dispersal for the creab complex. Lurspire fruit makes up a fairly small portion of their diet as they are poorly camouflaged against the lurspire's foliage.