Metalmite

Metalmite
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

In the Beyond, Metalmites can be found in the following systems:

• Aerhy/Middle Beyond
• Enigma/Delta system
• Hichmakani/I-Glathriel system.

Diet & Trophics

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

The following lifeforms and sophonts show a wide awareness of Metalmites:

• Drueis
• Yteirn
• Lorcvih

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

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

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• High Tortuga
• Author & Contributor: Michael J. Maley AKA Darkhstarr