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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, 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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