Bumbleworm

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Bumbleworm
(Eoxenoapis greenbarf)
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16/104, replaced by descendant
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Suborder
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Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Thoracocephalia
Optidorsalia
Cataleipoptera
Membranopennes
Xenoapoidea
Paraxenoapidae
Eoxenoapis
Eoxenoapis greenbarf
Week/Generation 15/98
Habitat Ferret Limestone Caves
Size 10 cm Wingspan
Support Unknown
Diet Nectarivore (Cave Palmworm)
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Unknown
Reproduction Hermaphroditic (eggs)


The bumbleworm split from its ancestor the bumble batworm. It has adapted to follow the cave palmworm into the caves Both of them depending upon each other to survive. It is physically identical to its ancestor. However its behavior has changed a lot. They now live in a communal hive. The dormant DNA from the silkworms have reemerged and they are able to make a pink cotton-candy-like hive. Inside they raise their young and store green honey. The honey is the nectar they eat and vomit back up. The oldest bumbleworms will give off pheromones to the younger inexperienced bumbleworms They will taste in it the air. Each pheromone gives a different message such as follow, danger or time to mate.

Like their ancestors they will fly backwards since their eyes are on their backs. They have increased their poison coats since they need to protect their hives. The poison dust is produced n the wings and then blown off into a predators eyes. This will temporarily blind them.

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)
  • Xenobees (superfamily Xenoapoidea)
  • Lickworm (order Cataleipoptera)
  • Nectar Crystalworm (class Optidorsalia)