Banana-Beaked Needleworm
This descendant of Acutognathus scrutator is similar to its ancestor in the manner that it scavenges dead muscals that it comes across, but it has a larger needle which it uses to access deeper into larger carrion such as that of the larger bodies of recently deceased wyverns, allowing it a wider range to feed from. They have become less discriminate of what they feed from as there is not much competition towards the scavenger niches, and being a scavenger, even the larger sources of food still make a good meal. In fact, the large upcurved needle earns it the nickname "Banana-Beaked Needleworm" after the shape of the protrusion on its face.
The Banana-Beaked Needleworm targets already-dead organisms like its ancestor as opposed to living things, as they do not take effort to take down, and as they are already occupying that niche. The Banana-Beaked Needleworm grows to thirty centimeters (30 cm) in length like its ancestor, but it fills up its stomach with juices as much as possible and stores any excess nutrition within the surrounding tissues for the cells to use to stay healthy and maintain themselves which gives it a bloated appearance when full, which allows it to avoid or slow down starvation in case that fresh carrion is not abundant in the near future as its food depends on death. It still forages for sources of food regardless as waiting for things to die is not always reliable and it helps reduce the risk of starvation when it does need food again.
When it does arrive at an available carcass, the Banana-Beaked Needleworm will put its head down before ramming its fine-pointed needle into the flesh of its next meal. It will then suck in all of the blood and bodily fluids from the corpse until there is either none left or it has had its fill. It will then travel in no specific direction, which helps it to find more carrion or mates while it is already digesting what it has. It has developed no specific circadian rhythm yet, alternating between moving and sleeping every three (3) or so hours.
The Banana-Beaked Needleworm takes seven to eight (7-8) weeks to fully grow because of the larger needle size. Females of this species will choose to lay their eggs of twenty-five to thirty (25-30) underneath a fresh carcass so that the offspring will have food to supply themselves with, and the females will leave that carcass alone and will most likely never make contact with their offspring again. Banana-Beaked Needleworms make food for Blattealimax panivore as juveniles and are fed on by Pinpointers (Draconiraptor kokovajilotus) and Pinprickers (Draconiraptor fundatus) throughout their life.