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By Kaidian
08/07/2009 - 18:22:06

Type: Creature
Rating: 0.54 (Not rated)
Tags: cool, creature, eggs, feature, giant, infest, invertebrate, kaidian, leech, microscopic, naxim, nebula, nebulae, olidan, photosynthesis, plague, sleech, slime, slug, transplant, volic

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Featured 11/8/2009 ? Thank you Maxis! .... The Volic Sleech are giant slug-like creatures that plague every system in the entire Naxim Nebulae. Originating on the planet Olidan, they are the epitome of an infestation gone rampant. Able to live in the most inhospitable of environments, including the vacuum of space, they have proven impossible to eradicate. Volic Sleech have mastered the process of photosynthesis; something normally associated with plant life. They are able to use this technique to grow exceptionally large without the need to truly ?feed?. Because of this, there is no environment they cannot adapt to. Though they can not grow in an arid, dark or oxygen-less environment, they will not die. This has allowed them to spread to every planet and every asteroid in the Naxim Nebulae. Their young grow from near-microscopic eggs which are constantly secreted from reproductive glands on the underside of their bodies. Since the Volic Sleech are asexual, this reproductive process has proven a remarkable success in spreading their kind quickly once they are introduced to new ecosystems. Their young remain in an egg-state anywhere from six days to a year. It is unknown what actually triggers the eggs to hatch, but this oddity is the key factor in their spread across systems. The eggs are coated in a highly sticky resin that allows them to cling to anything from the bottom of feet or landing gear on spacecraft. Thus, the Volic Sleech were unknowingly brought to other systems as microscopic stowaways when vast quantities of Purple Spice were discovered on their home world. Their growth seems accelerated through adolescence then begins to slow once they reach adulthood. They are able to double their body mass every 60 days on even the faintest traces of water, sunlight or oxygen ? a marvel that has been studied by many scientists from countless different races. Yet despite how amazing the Volic Sleech are, they are unable to survive outside the Naxim Nebulae. It is speculated that this is due to the unique radiation signature of the nebulae and studies have been underway for years to use this as a means of exterminating them. [I don't mind if you copy my creations, but if you do, please be kind enough to credit me as the original creator in the description. Thanks - Kaidian]