Crawler
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This article is about the Animal; for the Imperial Vehicle, see Land Crawler. |
The Crawler is an underground life-world from the extensive polar deserts of the Luther McIntyre IX planet.[1a]
History
This burrowing creature lives in dry soft sand and other similar loose soil. Though it is native to planet of Luther McIntyre IX they were subsequently transported to other Desert Worlds in attempt of domestication. Though they mainly eat micto-plankton from the sub-soil they could attack bigger animals including humans. All of domesticating programms failed because Crawlers ran wild and since then developed on several hundred worlds. [1a]
Biology
Crawlers resemble cuttlefish or squid, wjose rear shell had been evolutionated to a single driving screw. Creature use it to propels itself along the surface of loose soil or even underground. To feed crawlers grasp their victims with their tentacles and draw them into their beak-like, gaping maw. Crawlers can detect vibration from the living creatures movement on the surface and will home also on excessive or unusual vibrations.[1a]
Main Enemies
The main enemies of Crawlers are Ambulls, that followed on them to the other worlds of Galaxy.[1b]
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