| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Biome | Necrolei Hills |
| Drop | Necrolei Bud |
| Tool Required | Survival Multitool |
| Plantable | Yes |
| Scan Requirement | Bioscanner |
The Necrolei Cyst is a harvestable polyp and the source of Necrolei Buds.
Appearance
Necrolei Cysts have a simple, round body with green flesh that sits atop six long and slender stilt-like legs. The top of the orb has small pink blisters unevenly distributed around it.
Obtaining
Necrolei Buds that grow on top of the Necrolei Cyst can be harvested by using the Survival Multitool.
After a while they will regrow, allowing to be harvested again.
Necrolei Cysts can be grown inside of a Growbed.
Recipe
| Machine | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat Builder | 1x Necrolei Bud | 1x Necrolei Cyst |
Databank Entry
Source: Scan a Necrolei Cyst
Polyp stage of the Anthobrachia necrolei jelly's lifecycle. A source of strong acid.
Either a juvenile necrolei, or a mature jelly that has rejuvenated into its larval form. There is no apparent limit on the number of times a necrolei can return to cyst form. The organism may be biologically immortal, like Earth's Turritopsis dohrnii.
The interior of a cyst is more acidic than a vulture's stomach. Hydrochloric acid protects the cyst from attack while it strobilates: budding off flowerlike clones. These buds (or medusae) swim in the current in search of rich decay. The cyst is both the beginning and end of the necrolei's life cycle.
The buds inherit hydrochloric acid from their cyst clone-parents, making them a convenient and renewable-if dangerous-source of strong acid.
Assessment: collect necrolei buds to process into strong acid. The necrolei converts ecosystem death into useful industrial products. Consider the alignment of self-interests which made this miracle possible.
Gallery
Necrolei Cysts with Necrolei Bud intact.
Necrolei Cysts with Necrolei Bud harvested.
Bioluminescence at night.
