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By Al_B_Bach
12/21/2008 - 13:38:35

Type: Creature
Rating: 1.04 (Not rated)
Tags: al_b_bach, alien, choa-len, insectoid, omnivore

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Ice-Mites are probably the most important working creature in the Choa-Len Empire next to a Snoggle. The mites are very docile and are easy to tame. Discovered in early space exploration, they have the unique ability to take a frozen waste land or planet and turn it into usable land withinin a few generations of mites. Ice-Mites are very hardy and able to withstand frigid temperatures that would kill the strongest of species due to their odd antifreeze like blood. This makes transplanting them anywhere very easy. The secret to their terraforming success is the capability to ingest most minerals, microbes and even the gas from gas vents. Now this is the amazing part, it is in their by product, they produce a living fungus waste. This fungus grows rapidly and turns ice areas to a rich atmosphere producing plant matter that is capable of supporting more microbial life. As this life grows and dies, its by product makes a rich soil base. It really is a wonderful cycle. Choa-len simply drop a few Ice-Mites on a planet, they eat whatever they find, breed and make lots of little mites that eat more and then in turn produce lots of fungal waste material. The fungus spreads, giving more land to the mites to grow with and so the cycle goes on. When the planet is terraformed to a T1 stage, the Choa-len bring in larger plants and other animals to balance the planet. As the population grows on the planet, the mites must be controled lest they eat all that was brought in to balance the planet. This is why a stronger carnivore is introduced to the planet in the next step of colonization. Usually a few Sven's are introduced in areas of Ice-Mite over population. Choa-Len prefer to use Ice-Mites as it is a more 'organic' method of colonization and requires less intervention on their part. This 'wait an let nature take it's course' attitude fits the Choa-en Philosophy very well. In the event of a rare failure of terraforming, they simply just view it as a Zen result that wasn't meant to be. [Creature design by Al B. Bach]