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{{lifeform
|image=Lurg by Connor Chamberlain.jpg
|type=[[Wikipedia:Amphibian|Amphibian]]
|native=[[Alethkar]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
A '''lurg''' is an [[Wikipedia:amphibian|amphibian]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|16}}
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
Lurgs
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Lurgs are known to inhabit northern [[Alethkar]].{{book ref|sa1|16}} It is likely that they also live in [[Tashikk]],{{book ref|sa2.5|15}} implying widespread distribution on the Rosharan continent.
▲Lurgs have six legs that allow it to cling to rocks as it moves about.{{ref|b|twok|c|16}} Their skin is brown and green and appears slick. This slickness is likely due to the mucus that it secretes. A lurg moves by jumping quickly from place to place, leaving spots of mucus behind it. A lurg's eyes are located on near the center of its back.
A lurg feeds on insects that come out during a rainstorm.
▲A lurg feeds on insects that come out during a rainstorm.{{ref|b|twok|c|16}} Lurgs will find a crevice in the rock spin themselves a cocoon out of silk, making it spherical with their hands. The container is water-tight, sealed by the lurg's mucus, but will dissolve during a rainstorm so the lurg can come out to hunt.
Due to this unique trait, children often go hunting for lurgs to pour water on them and dissolve the cocoon, tricking the lurg into running about.
== History ==
[[Kaladin]] and [[Tien]] enjoyed playing with lurgs while they were growing up in [[Hearthstone]], and Tien was particularly fascinated by them.{{book ref|sa1|16}} [[Lift]] also liked to catch lurgs.{{book ref|sa2.5|15}}
When Kaladin and [[Syl]] were hiking to Hearthstone in the wake of the [[Everstorm]], Syl spotted a lurg. She was entertained by it and briefly changed form to imitate it.{{book ref|sa3|5}}
When Kaladin was fighting [[Leshwi]] outside of Hearthstone he used some cocooned lurgs to distract her and gain a momentary advantage in the fight.{{book ref|sa4|6}}
== Trivia ==
* In [[Shadesmar]], [[anticipationspren]] are described as lurglike; they have bulbous bodies, long tongues, and squat legs.{{book ref|sa3|97}}{{book ref|sa4|35}}
== Notes ==
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