Ultra-realistic concept art of a black, armored parasitic organism with pink tentacles and four eyes, floating in a sterile sci-fi lab.

Ultra-realistic hard science-fiction concept art of a genetically engineered parasitic organism. Scientifically plausible laboratory-created parasite designed to infect and take control of human hosts. Keep the existing creature design and overall proportions. Do NOT redesign the creature. Only apply the following modifications: Flatten the back slightly while keeping the abdomen raised. Replace the single smooth shell with multiple overlapping chitin plates of different sizes, creating a more natural armored appearance. Add subtle gaps between some dorsal plates, revealing small areas of soft dark-red tissue beneath the armor. The dorsal plates should remain closed. Do not create a large opening or expose oversized internal organs. Make the body appear compact, agile and lightweight, clearly consistent with a creature approximately 20 cm long, not a giant monster. Keep exactly six locomotion legs and two small manipulator forelimbs with delicate pincers. Do not add extra limbs. Extend the pink feeding tentacles by approximately 30–50%, making them thinner, more flexible and constantly moving. They should look like living nerve fibers rather than octopus tentacles. Increase the amount of soft organic tissue only around the mouth, neck, leg joints and between some armor plates. The rest of the body remains protected by black chitin. Preserve the downward-facing head with four glossy black eyes arranged as two vertical pairs. Preserve the black exoskeleton with vivid metallic Mehr sehen