Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Large
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Swimming
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Rare

About

Gordius is a thin, thread-like worm that lives in freshwater streams worldwide. It grows inside an insect host and bursts through the skin when ready to reach water.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A clearly-young animal, past the newborn phase but well short of full adult size.
2.
adult
Fully grown.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematomorpha
Class: Gordioida
Order: Gordioidea
Family: Gordiidae
Genus: Gordius