Swarming Beakworm

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Swarming Beakworm
(Ichthyvermi swarmus)
Main image of Swarming Beakworm
Species is extinct.
3/16, replaced by descendant
Information
CreatorKrakow Sam Other
Week/Generation2/14
HabitatOpen Ocean
Size7 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietCarnivore (Anything that moves)
RespirationPassive (Transcutaneous)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionHermaphrodite (Eggs)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Pterigiophora (info)
Eupterigiophora
Rostroichthyes
Vermirostrates
Ichthyvermidae
Ichthyvermi
Ichthyvermi swarmus
Ancestor:Descendants:

As larger predators began appearing, the schooling beakworm soon began to appear on the menu. As a response they became smaller in size, but greater in number. A swarm can contain as many as 150 worms (each about the size of a sardine). They move restlessly around in the open water looking for medium-sized or small prey, which they tear apart with their razor-sharp beaks. Large predators are avoided by moving rapidly in a loose, churning cloud, confusing them and dazzling them with their slightly silvery skin. Their eyes have developed a crude pupil, allowing them to regulate the amount of light entering. The crest, originally used to attract mates (and now useless for that purpose) has stiffened to become something like a dorsal fin.

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