Stalker Teeth

The Stalker Tooth is a raw material that is dropped by Stalkers under special conditions.

When a Stalker sees metal salvage, it will rush to pick it up. When this happens, the Stalker will sometimes leave behind a Stalker Tooth. A good tactic to get teeth from Stalkers is to tease them with the Seamoth. There is a high probability that the Stalker will bite the Seamoth and drop a Stalker Tooth. Another method is to feed them a Peeper.

It is not possible to obtain Stalker Teeth by killing Stalkers.

Data Bank Entry
Extended analysis of stalker dental samples has been completed.

In other local lifeforms tooth composition follows a familiar biological process whereby a calcified structure is grown in the gum.

Stalker teeth are unique in exhibiting extraordinary lightness and strength, and containing only trace amounts of calcium. They gain their structural integrity from a titanium/iron compound somehow produced in the stalker's body.

This suggests some possible explanations for the creature's metal-gathering behavior, but raises more questions: Assessment: More research required.
 * By what process can the stalker convert raw metals into dental structure?
 * What explains this seemingly costly evolutionary adaptation? An armored opponent? A calcium shortage?