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== Metalmite (Creature) Synopsis ==
 
== Metalmite (Creature) Synopsis ==
 
Common name for several unrelated metal-eating microbes found in asteroids fields.
 
Common name for several unrelated metal-eating microbes found in asteroids fields.
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* Laborious hull cleanings made by unhappy crew-sophonts in vacuum suits.  
 
* Laborious hull cleanings made by unhappy crew-sophonts in vacuum suits.  
  
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|S1= [[Michael J. Maley]] - [http://www.darkhstarr.com/Beyond3.html  High Tortuga]
 
|S1= [[Michael J. Maley]] - [http://www.darkhstarr.com/Beyond3.html  High Tortuga]
 
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Revision as of 02:54, 8 March 2015

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 Michael J. Maley

Metalmite (Creature) Synopsis

Common name for several unrelated metal-eating microbes found in asteroids fields.

Metalmite (Creature) Physiology & Ecology

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

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

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

Metalmite (Creature) 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.

Metalmite (Creature) History

Common defences 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.
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