Vainytangle

Vainytangle
(Ferrolimus sang)
Information
Creator	Elerd Other
Week/Generation	21/139
Habitat	Ninja Sandstone Caverns
Size	14 cm Long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Lithovore (Iron), Parasite (Domed Loppy, Cave Nakeworm juveniles)
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Asexual, Light Sticky Cell Balls
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Ferrolimus Ferrolimus sang

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Ninja Irontangle

The vainytangle replaced its ancestor, the ninja irontangle, and grew to twice its ancestor's length. It isn't satisfied with its small area of ninjaswoop water puddle and will grow larger and spread around more than its ancestor did.

This change in life style introduced the vainytangle to new organisms, which it in turn used to acquire more nutrients. If a juvenile cave nakeworm, for instance, came near a ninjaswoop to try and eat it, the vainytangle would slowly grow and spread to its mouth. The vainytangle will suck out iron rich liquids from the cave nakeworm for as long as it is near, using small, sharp bumps on its surface to penetrate through the cave nakeworm's skin.

When a ninjaswoop is very close to a domed loppy, the vainytangle will take advantage of this as well. It will grow on top of the domed loppy and try to get to its spores. It has developed a primitive vein system to move nutrients from the furthest edges of its body to its core, which is almost always inside the ninjaswoop's water puddle.

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)

Irontangle (family Ferroradiciaceae)

Iron Fan (order Ferroalgales)

Pionferruses (phylum Ferrophyta)