Windglobe Worm

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Windglobe Worm
(Cyanopterovermis balloni)
Main image of Windglobe Worm
Species is extinct.
18/122, replaced by descendant
Information
CreatorMaineiac Other
Week/Generation18/118
HabitatAtmosphere (Troposphere)
Size8 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportExoskeleton (Chitin)
DietFilter-Feeder
RespirationSemi-Active (Unidirectional Tracheae)
ThermoregulationHeterotherm (Basking, Muscle-Generated Heat)
ReproductionHermaphrodite (Eggs)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Thoracocephalia
Optidorsalia
Polyptera
Criniptera
Aeolovermoidea
Aeolovermidae
Cyanopterovermis
Cyanopterovermis balloni
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Windglobe worm has split from its ancestor. One day, a gust of wind sent some palmshrub worms into the troposphere. There they found shelter from the cloud sweeper and evolved into the windglobe worm.

Its wings look like the cloud sweeper and since airborne microbes are the most numerous source of food, they have developed bristles on its mouth and chemoreceptors, which still work. It nests on the top of the cloud sweeper at night and flies around capturing microbes during the day. Its wings are always working whilst the worm is in the air.

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)
  • Lamarckian Dracoworm (family Aeolovermidae)
  • Blood Tropofly (superfamily Aeolovermoidea)
  • Vibrant Glitterworm (subclass Polyptera)