Metalmite
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Metalmite | |
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Base Information | |
Classification | Chemotroph |
Terrain | Space |
Locomotion | Static |
Size | Microscopic |
Speed | None |
Strength | |
Social Structure | |
Weapons | None |
Armor | None |
Source | |
Homeworld | Unknown |
Multi-world | No |
Canon | No |
Extinct | Extant |
Reference | Darkhstarr |
Metalmite is the common name for several unrelated metal-eating microbes found in asteroids fields.
Physiology & Ecology[edit]
In the Beyond, Metalmites can be found in the following systems:
- Aerhy/Middle Beyond
- Enigma/Delta system
- Hichmakani/I-Glathriel system.
Diet & Trophics[edit]
Metalmite are chemotrophs, who feed on the metallic asteroids in a planetoid belt. They have also been known to infest, and ingest, the hulls of starships that have not taken precautions against them.
History[edit]
The following lifeforms and sophonts show a wide awareness of Metalmites:
Travellers' Aid Society Advisory[edit]
Common defenses against Metalmites, taken by starship crews, include:
- Hull coatings that are Metalmite-repellant.
- Hull electrification.
- Laborious hull cleanings made by unhappy crew-sophonts in vacuum suits.
Sources[edit]
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- High Tortuga
- Author & Contributor: Michael J. Maley AKA Darkhstarr