Necrolei Cyst

 | Property | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Category** | Raw Materials | | **Biome** | Necrolei Hills | | **Plantable** | Yes |   ![Necrolei Cyst](Necrolei Cyst.png)   The **Necrolei Cyst** is a harvestable polyp and the source of [Necrolei Bud](Necrolei_Bud)s.   ## Recipe   | Machine | Input | Output | | :--- | :--- | :--- |-| Habitat Builder | 1x [Necrolei Bud](Necrolei_Bud) | 1x Necrolei Cyst |+| Habitat Builder | 1x Necrolei Bud | 1x Necrolei Cyst |   ## 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.   ## Harvesting   [Necrolei Bud](Necrolei_Bud)s that grow on top of the Necrolei Cyst can be harvested by using the [Survival Multitool](Survival_Multitool).   After a while they will regrow, allowing to be harvested again.   Necrolei Cysts can be grown inside of a [Growbed](Growbed).   ## Databank   > **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. > > *Source: Scan a Necrolei Cyst*   ## Gallery   ![Necrolei Cysts with Necrolei Bud intact.](Necrolei_Cyst_with_buds.png) ![Necrolei Cysts with Necrolei Bud harvested.](Necrolei Cyst Harvested.png) ![Bioluminescence at night.](Necrolei Cyst night.png)