My final parasite resembles a worm intended to curl and expand the scale-like pleat fabric on its back utilizing two motors for input and output

(It is hard to inflate and film without stabilization)

The culmination of the precious iteration failed in not being able to inflate completely and was perhaps a little overambitious as even after simplifying it’s design, air could not travel between arms as I intended. Also, after this iteration failed, the plastic was running low so I ended up creating the final parasite from scraps from all my prototype tests giving it an almost more worn character.

The final iteration was meant to be covered with fabric to hide the bagging skeleton however the plastic almost seems more effective for illustrating a creature. I had issues holding the pleated fabric in tension to show enough distinction between inflated and deflated states however this does contribute more secondary motion