Mammoth starpod
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Universe | Cytoverse |
The mammoth starpod is an enormous creature with dozens of long white tentacles. It inhabits large asteroids or other bodies of rock, making its home there and using its tentacles to snare food. It gives the appearance of a giant flower. Each arm has feeler tubes on it, which they use can grab food. It eats mostly minerals and space matter. It is not good at identifying objects, and sometimes will not realize that it has grabbed something it doesn’t want to eat until it’s already in its mouth. Mammoth starpods go through a molting season, and are particularly hungry as the molting season approaches.[1]
The starpod’s tentacles are several kilometers long and several wingspans wide. The tentacles are whitish in color, with smaller purplish stalks growing up the middle of each one. The starpod’s mouth has rows of long ivory protrusions jutting from its center. They are like teeth, but flexible and wavy. It has thousands of tongues arranged in circles around its mouth to help pull its prey in.[1]
The Superiority is interested in mammoth starpods, and has set up [[Sunreach station|a research station]] to study at least one of them.[1]