Piloswrigum

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Piloswrigum
(Gulolumbricus carocomus)
Main image of Piloswrigum
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorExelcisHistorian Other
ArtistMnidjm
Week/Generation26/160
HabitatMaineiac Volcanic, Shaconian Lava Tube Caves
Size20 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietScavenger
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Egg-like Spores, Three Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Pansegmentocaudazoa
Segmentocaudazoa
Pluriptera
Anopterigia
Geobdelloi
Eugeobdelloi
Tabidicativermoidea
Gulolumbricidae
Gulolumbricus
Gulolumbricus carocomus
Ancestor:Descendants:

While the general anatomy of the Piloswrigum hasn't diverged all too much from its ancestor, there are several key changes. Firstly, its body is covered with small hairs which the Piloswrigum uses to sense changes in the air. Through this sense, it is able to detect the movement of nearby predators and react promptly. Due to the extinction of its staple food source the maineiac orbion, the Piloswrigum instead consumes the corpses of dead fauna such as the coalskin skywatcher.

A consequence of this dietary change is also a change in the way the Piloswrigum protects its spores: After they have been fertilized, the Piloswrigum places its eggs inside the corpses of dead fauna. Protected and warm, the Piloswrigum grubs proceed to eat their way out of the body once hatched, providing a stable food source of several weeks before they are finally old enough to leave and enter the wild.

Notes

Picture by Mnidjm