| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Species | Raion donut |
| Type | Anchored |
| Category | Raions |
| Attitude | Passive |
| Biome | Plateaus |
| Scan Tool | Bioscanner |
The Donut of Worms is an anchored Lifeform found in Subnautica 2.
Appearance
The Donut of Worms has a conical shape, starting out relatively slim and widening up to its mostly flat top. There, it has a central, round opening, surrounded by a series of slim, oval openings arranged in a circle, pointing outwards. The organism has a rough, uneven outer texture and is green. From its central opening extend slim, blue worms.
Behavior
The Donut of Worms is passive and will not interact with the Player or nearby Lifeforms. However, when approached, the worms inside will retract into the sponge.
Databank Entry
Donut of Worms
An organism (tentatively Raion donut) that resembles an Earthly anemone or ceriantherian, but is actually a sponge occupied by a colony of predatory worms.
1. Raion An organism defined as a sponge occupied by a colony of cloned predatory worms.
2. Hunting strategy The worms live in the sponge's jelly (called the mesohyl), protruding from its anus (the osculum) to sting passing prey with sticky cells and draw them into the sponge.
3. Puzzling genetics Spectrogenetic analysis indicates the host sponge and the resident worms contain partial copies of each others' genomes. This is a biological impossibility on Earth, and suggests that genetic inheritance functions differently on this world.
Assessment: minor sting hazard - do not insert fingers. Important scientific discovery.
Source: Scan a Donut of Worms
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