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* Hull electrification.
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* Laborious hull cleanings made by unhappy crew-sophonts in vacuum suits.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:08, 14 January 2015

Metalmite

Status Animal
Classification Unknown
Size Unknown
Weight Unknown
Homeworld Unknown
Multi-world No
Canon Yes
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 they are represented by the Drueis of Aerhy/Middle Beyond, the Yteirn of the Enigma/Delta system, and the intelligent Lorcvih of the Hichmakani/I-Glathriel system.

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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