Slip-worm
This large species of worm-like animal lives underneath the subautem overhangs, where it drills through rock, making dens.
Basic Information
Anatomy
They are long, with an armored head. They also produce an acid that can eat through rock and stone.
Biological Traits
They are covered with a wrinkled, scale-like hide, and are able to release acid through pores on their lower jaw.
Genetics and Reproduction
There are actually three genders! Male and females mate together, but the Inters, as they are called, have the sole purpose of traveling to new grounds and reproducing there, as they are hermaphrodites.
Growth Rate & Stages
They are born as small larvae, who are parasitic to the parent. This strange method guarantees that the young are not far from the parent, giving them increased protection. When they reach about a foot in length, they leave the parent and start to filter feed, as the adults do.
Ecology and Habitats
All they really need is a large rock to dig into and make a den. When feeding, they stick their head and neck out of the hole and filter feed using their large mandibles.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Anything that is small and in the water is on the menu. As for habits, there isn't much information available on this, as not many can fit into their tunnels.
Biological Cycle
They just grow, no hibernation or resting for long periods, but they do shed their skin, eating it afterwards.
Additional Information
Social Structure
They can live close together, but if their tunnels intersect, fights often break out.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Some brave souls dive down and harvest the acid to use in potions and sometimes poisons.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
In any oceanic location with an abundance of large rocks.
Average Intelligence
Quite low.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
They have no eyes, but guide themselves by echolocation. They have a weak sense of smell, but use it sometimes in small spaces.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
They are parasitic to their parents when young. They also provide other animals with abandoned dens, which they quickly introduce themselves into the new safe homes.
Scientific Name
Ubi Vermis
Origin/Ancestry
nobody's sure
Lifespan
Upwards of 100 years
Conservation Status
They are quite common throughout their range.
Average Height
About a foot.
Average Weight
Varies greatly, as the males and females are over twenty pounds, but the Inters are over fifty, so they are able to go through more dangerous areas without being challenged.
Average Length
10-20 feet long.
Average Physique
Long and wrinkled.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Their body is drab, being shades of grey. Their helmet however, is brightly colored in reds, blues and oranges.
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