Lava Larva

The Lava Larva is an in-development passive life form belonging to the fauna category. It is only spawnable in Experimental Mode.

Appearance
The Lava Larva has a dark violet body that is shaped like a tadpole, which is also slightly flattened on the top and underneath. It has a striped pattern on the back.

On the front, the Lava Larva has two small, bulbous antenna pointing forward. It has a pair of eyes surrounded by an orange ring. A glowing, orange-colored pattern rims the creature's mouth and stretches all the way to the other end of its body.

The Lava Larva constantly emits smoke particles from its back as it swims, which quickly dissipates after a short while.

Behaviour
The Lava Larva will swim around aimlessly, however, it will attach itself to the Cyclops, Seamoth, and Exosuit, draining their Energy at about 1% every 33 seconds. It is worth noting that the more Lava Larva there are attached, the more quickly the energy will drain. In order to get the Lava Larva off, the user must exit the vehicle, and get the creature off, such as striking it with the Knife, freezing it with the Stasis Rifle, or blasting it off with the Propulsion Cannon or Repulsion Cannon.


 * If the number of Lava Larva should exceed, vehicles will lose 1% of energy every second.

Future Plans

 * The Lava Larva is confirmed to spawn in the Inactive Lava Zone.
 * The Lava Larva will be able to attach to heat sources and drain its energy.
 * The Lava Larva will also attach to the Cyclops, and possibly the Exosuit, slowing down the vehicle. It must be taken off manually for the vehicle to return to full speed.

Trivia

 * Currently, if spawned, the Lava Larva can come in a variety of sizes.