Mind Worm

Mind Worms usually travel in huge 'boils' of thousands or millions of their kind. They have strange psionic abilities, what makes these small creatures extremely dangerous. They will induce an extreme feeling of terror into the victim's mind to paralyze it. Thus, having big weapons is not enough to combat them, as anyone who wants to eradicate a boil has to posses a strong will and disciplined mind. The Mind Worms complete their attack by overrunning the victim and burrowing into his brain, to implant their larvae as part of their reproduction cycle. The victim remains conscious and paralyzed with fear during the entire process, and likely suffers excruciating pain as the worms burrow their way through their skull.

Their psionic abilities are also used to communicate with each other and to coordinate attacks between the various worms in the boil, and between other boils.

It should also be noted that the small Mind Worms can seep through cracks and crevices, and are said to be capable of chewing through any material softer than plasmasteel, thus making any fortifications nearly useless. The best way to defend against them is to spot and attack a boil before it gets too close to a city or base. Flamethrowers were found to be the most effective weapons against them.

The Mind Worms have a defined niche in Planet's ecology - they protect and balance it, sort of like the antibodies in human blood. They will attack any 'alien' bodies that infiltrate the planetary 'organism' (such as humans), to keep Planet healthy. This is why Mind Worms have always viciously attacked humans and human colonies ever since they arrived on Planet. It's also why Mind Worm attacks generally increase when human activity results in increased atmospheric and other environmental pollution.

After some crucial technological and scientific advancements were made, the different human factions (notably the Gaians) on Planet started to breed Mind Worms in captivity. Eventually, telepathically gifted humans were assigned to Mind Worm boils, and were capable of controlling and directing them, thus enabling their usage as a potent weapon that would be extremely dangerous against conventional forces.

Mind Worms have also been known to cooperate with Isles of the Deep (an aquatic form of Mind Worm), founding temporary colonies on them and using them to traverse across water.

Record 599 - creature - Last update 28 Mar 2007, 23:04:09

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