Lava Larva

Template:Class 2 Fauna The Lava Larva is a type of passive life form belonging to the fauna category.

Appearance

The Lava Larva has a dark violet body, which is slightly flattened on the top and underneath. It has a striped pattern on the back.

On the front, the Lava Larva has two short, bulbous antennae-like appendages pointing forward. It has a pair of useless eyes surrounded by an orange ring. A glowing, orange-colored pattern rims the creature's mouth and stretches all the way to the other end of its body.

Whilst moving, the Lava Larva emits black particles from its back, these dissipate after a short time.

Behaviour

The Lava Larva will swim around aimlessly, producing high-pitched chirping sounds. It will attach itself to the Seamoth, Prawn Suit and Cyclops, draining Energy and slowing the vehicle down.

It is noteworthy that the more Lava Larva there are attached, the more quickly the energy will drain. In order to get the Lava Larva off, the user must hit it with the Knife, freeze it with the Stasis Rifle or blast it off with the Propulsion Cannon or Repulsion Cannon, they can also be removed from inside the Prawn Suit, using the Prawn Suit Propulsion Cannon. You can also scare them off with the Seamoth Perimeter Defense System. If the vehicles energy is turned off by removing all energy-cells or depleted, they will detach. They seem also to be the preferred prey of Lava Lizards, and if a hungry lizard is nearby they have been observed to eat attached larvae right off your vehicle.

Data Bank Entry

A grub-like species which appears to lack sense of sight and smell, but is able to sense and drain thermal energy in the environment. Underside Suction Cup: Capable of attaching to smooth surfaces and generating high pressure suction. Torso: Thick scales protect from extreme temperatures. Lacks traditional digestive system. Attracted to energy sources of all kinds Draws thermal energy from its prey to survive Assessment: Avoid deploying powered vehicles in its vicinity

Gallery

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  Front view

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  Side profile

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  Dorsal view

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  Underside

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  Bioluminescence

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  A Lava Larva attached to a Prawn Suit

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  Exterior view of Lava Larva attached to a PRAWN Suit

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  Lava Larva attached to a Cyclops

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  Lava Larva attaching animations

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  Concept Art

</tabber> For a more complete gallery, go to Lava Larva/Gallery.

Trivia

• Despite being called a larva, the Lava Larva is not currently suggested to be the immature form of any known creature on Planet 4546B; presumably this name is based purely on outward appearance.