Vent Bloomworm
Evo 2WormEats anythingUndergroundShaped by 🌾 abundance
A larger, more robust version of its ancestor, the Vent Bloomworm thrives in the abundant geothermal energy, dedicating more resources to chemosynthesis and reproduction.
Enlarged chemosynthetic organsIncreased reproductive rateThicker cuticleReduced detritus consumption
- Size
- 35 cm
- Diet
- Chemosynthesis and detritus
- Habitat
- Geothermal vents and hypersaline shallows
- Moves by
- Peristalsis
Why it evolved
With food resources becoming unusually plentiful near the geothermal vents, selection favours individuals that can most efficiently exploit this surplus. The Vent Bloomworm has enlarged its chemosynthetic organs to process more sulfur compounds, leading to increased size and reproductive rates. This specialization comes at the cost of increased dependence on the consistent output of the geothermal vents, making it vulnerable should these sources fluctuate, a risk heightened by the planet's volcanically active nature.