Lava Larva

The Lava Larva is a type of passive life form belonging to the fauna category.

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

On the front, the Lava Larva has two short, bulbous antennae-like appendages 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.

Whilst moving, the Lava Larva emits black particles from its back, these dissipate after a short time.

Behaviour
The Lava Larva will swim around aimlessly, producing high-pitched chirping sounds. It will attach itself to the Seamoth, Prawn Suit and Cyclops, draining Energy and slowing the vehicle down.

It is noteworthy 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 hit it with the Knife, freeze it with the Stasis Rifle or blast it off with the Propulsion Cannon or Repulsion Cannon, they can also be removed from inside the Prawn Suit, using the Prawn Suit Propulsion Cannon. If the vehicles energy is turned off by removing all energy-cells or depleted, they will detach.

Gallery
For a more complete gallery, go to Lava Larva/Gallery.

Trivia

 * Despite being called a larva, the Lava Larva is not suggested to be the larva of any known creature on the planet currently, presumably this name is purely based on outward appearance.
 * The Lava Larva can come in a variety of sizes.