Floater

Template:Infobox:Fauna Flora Floaters are life forms belonging to the fauna category.

Floaters can be found in Safe Shallows and Grassy Plateaus. They are catchable and can be attached to items and props, but not all of them will float when Floaters are attached to them.

They can also be used to move rocks that occasionally block cave entrances.

Extremely large Floaters can be found underneath the Floater Island keeping it floating.

Floaters are currently the only life forms that the player can hold in both hands.

Floaters can attempt to attach to the player. This will result in damaging the player by 10% and destroys the Floater.

Appearance

Floaters distinguish themselves through their transparent, jellyfish-like, bluish surface and a pink core. They have multiple small tentacle-like arms and a mouth with which they attach themselves to objects.

Behavior

Floaters are usually found attached to rocks they are making float due to their buoyancy.

If released in open water, they float very quickly to the surface.

If released close to another creature, the Floater will home in on the creature and attach itself to it, rendering the creature partly or completely immobile and dragging it towards the surface. In some cases, this will kill the creature after a short while.

Hazard to vehicles

Despite it's small size, the Floater's ability to stick to any surface and its high buoyancy makes it a trouble for both the Seamoth and the Cyclops.

Touching a Floater with the Seamoth will make it stick to it, rendering the player unable to exit the vehicle.

A single Floater attached to a Cyclops can make it tilt to the point of rendering it uncontrollable.

Although they are a hazard to its controlling, it can be considered a last resort to attach Floaters to a sinking Cyclops in order to prevent it falling past crush depth, so you can repair and save it. The Floaters will obviously need removing after the Cyclops is repaired, so you can drive it again.

NOTE: If you do have one or more of these stuck to your Cyclops in inaccessible spots, find a Gasopod in the Safe Shallows. Get it to drop its poison clouds and hover the Cyclops inside it. This will kill the Floaters you were unable to see or reach.

Data Bank Entry

Evolutionary abnormality. Further research required.

Dominant lifeform: Structural analysis reveals that this entity is made up of two separate species. The pink main body and inner jaws are the dominant creature.
Microorganism membrane: The outer, gel-like substance is a mesh of microorganisms capable of forming a sealed vacuum around the creature's jaws.
Air buffer: A thin layer of helium is stored within this outer membrane, providing buoyancy.

Lifeform has been observed almost exclusively attaching to large boulders. Appears entirely vulnerable to artificial detachment, and indiscriminate in what it is re-attached to.

Assessment: More information needed