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The article is not reliable, the article being on a fake animal. On the top of the page there is a link to conspirary theories and pictures of octupi in trees . The links it cite lead back to its own website, so there are no external links. Besides it being a fake website, the language personifies the octopus throughout the article. The author of the article also states personal opinions on whether or not the animal should be on the endangered species list. It has a lot of "facts" but it is written more like a news article rather than a scientific report. 

The organism (worm or larvae) has a long, flexible, and segmented body. It's skin is a light tan color in most areas with a slightly translucent space along its spine. On either side of each segment, a dark brown or black dot can be found. It has 6 true legs on the front half of the body and has extensions on the back segments to help propel it forward. The worm moves very quickly, constantly runs over its food, poking it but then continuing on its way. I think it could be too stressed or stimulated to eat. The head of the organism is a redish brown contracting the light coloration of the body and features two large eyes and a small mouth. It also has tiny hair like structures on its face and along its body. Perhaps it uses those structures and facial features as sensory organs to survey its surroundings.
 

The organism in the container has a long, stretchy segmented body. The skin is tanish in most areas and is slightly translucent. Along its segments, a dark brown or black dot can be seen on either side, showcasing its symmetry. It has 6 front legs before its 4th segment which are then followed by stubby extentions of back segments. These extensions help to move it in a wave like fashion. Its face is dark brown contrasting the light color of the body and features 2 large eyes and a seemingly small mouth. The worm appears to use its head (eyes and mouth) to study its surroundings. It also has tiny hairs along its bodyand face that could possibly be used as sensory organs. Moving the container to a different spot on the desk seemed to halt the worm/larva for a bit, allowing it to survey its surroundings again before resuming its movement. I also observed it moving backwards towards the end of the observation time which I though was strange as it hadn't for the 30 minute time frame. Also it was very fast mpving. constaintly running into what I assumed was its food. It would stop every once in a while to poke at it but not eat it, so maybe it was was too stimulate d or stressed at the moment to eat.