Nzumbe

Name:  Nzumbe
Alias:  Zombie WormCorpse WormZonbi
Notes:  The Nzumbe are a colonial organsim.  Individually, single Nzumbe are no more sapient than the average garden worm and just as much of a threat.  However, they have evolved the ability of a distributed networking type of brain, thus when enough of them are in close enough proximity they can form a sapient colony being.  In order to give these colonies shape beyond a writhing blob of Nzumbe, they colonize dead bodies, which in the past gave rise to zombie mythologies.
Of note, Nzumbe colonies dine on only one thing:  brains.  The concentration of neural matter is like catnip to the Nzumbe.  They also seem to grow more intelligent the more neural matter they feed upon.  Individual worms are known to feed on the neural matter of corpses, but the real threat is active colonies.
It is theorized that if a Nzumbe colony reaches a certain critical mass they will become intelligent enough to possibly mimic the use of technology.  However, if anyone has ever encountered a colony at this level, none have yet survived to make a report about such colonies.
Category:Species