Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Imagining Alien Lifeforms (part 3)


Some alien lifeforms are inspired by creatures on earth, but are then given a slight twist. On earth, feather worms live in the ocean, but in Solar Echoes, a type of feather worm lives in the atmosphere of particularly humid planets. The Ectrobranchia worm floats in the air with a natural buoyancy provided by several helium-filled glands, and can be a danger to other organisms because it has characteristics similar to the electric eel. Ectrobranchia generate an electrical field with their tubular bodies, and can also be a problem for anyone operating electrical equipment nearby. Starships and other vehicles have been known to completely malfunction in areas populated by Ectrobranchia, and it is theorized that large numbers of the worms can generate a powerful electrical disruption. An encounter with groups of these worms might leave a person stranded on a remote planet with a starship full of fried circuitry!

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