Sandspear

 | Feature | Details | | --- | --- | | **Attitude** | Aggressive | | **Species** | Unknown | | **Type** | Mobile | | **Category** | Crustaceans | | **Biomod** | Bioluminescence | | **Biome** | Observatory Island, Plateaus, Shallows, Necrolei Hills |   ![Sandspear](Sandspear.png)   The **Sandspear** is a small, aggressive ambush hunting lifeform.   ## Appearance  -The sandspear is a tube-shaped fish, with a light purple and bone white color scheme. It has 6 black spikes on its abdomen, with 3 on each side. It has 10 claw-like teeth that chomp the player when attacking.+The Sandspear is a light-purple cone-shaped Crustacean with two fins at the ends of the tip of its backside, resembling an arrow's feathers. It has six legs, all with a black color scheme, pointing downward. The flatter, dull side has a bone-like color with purple markings at random points and an eye located between the legs. Its mouthparts are complex, resembling those of a real-world bobbit worm, featuring a tongue-like appendage that can extend to great lengths to latch onto prey.   ## Behavior  -Sandspears are commonly seen drifting at a slow pace at the bottom of caves or seabed. The Sandspear is hostile and will attack players when approached. This triggers a cutscene similar to those of larger predators. They can be seen burrowing into the ground, leaving only their teeth and a plant-like lure exposed, where they wait to ambush prey. This behavior is similar to the Spikey Trap of 4546B's Sector Zero. A burrowed Sandspear will get startled by light and swim away a short distance.+Sandspears are commonly seen drifting slowly at the bottom of caves or on the seabed. They are hostile and will attack players when approached, triggering a cutscene similar to those of larger predators.  +They can be seen burrowing into the ground, leaving only their teeth and a plant-like lure exposed while they wait to ambush prey. This behavior is similar to the Spikey Trap of 4546B's Sector Zero. A burrowed Sandspear will get startled by light and swim away a short distance.+  ## Databank Entry  -*   **Source**: Scan a Sandspear-*   **Entry**: DATABANK ENTRY COMING SOON+*   **Source:** Scan a Sandspear+*   **Entry:** DATABANK ENTRY COMING SOON   ## Gallery   ![A Sandspear baiting its prey](Sandspear Bait.png) ![In the dark, the bait may be interesting to prey. Lights are a good way to flush out a hidden Sandspear.](wiki-images/Sandspear hidden.png) ![Multiple eyes and digging limbs are visible on the side](wiki-images/Sandspear side.png) ![Multiple mandibles used to capture and hold tight to prey](wiki-images/Sandspear front.png) ![A single top eye and a flat tail are evident on the top side](wiki-images/Sandspear top.png) ![The Sandspear's initial concept art created for Subnautica: Below Zero](SandSpearBZ.webp)   ## Trivia  -*   The Sandspear was initially proposed as a creature design for Subnautica: Below Zero-*   The Sandspear somewhat resembles an antlion in looks (mandibles) and certain behaviors shared with pit building antlions+*   The Sandspear was initially proposed as a creature design for *Subnautica: Below Zero*.+*   The Sandspear somewhat resembles an antlion in looks (mandibles) and certain behaviors shared with pit-building antlions.