Tar Eel

 | Property | Value |-|---|---|+| --- | --- | | Image | ![Tar Eel](Tar Eel.png) | | Attitude | Aggressive | | Type | Mobile |   The **Tar Eel** is an unimplemented, aggressive lifeform that is expected to be added in the EA2 update. Currently, it can only be seen through the use of mods.   ## Appearance   The Tar Eel's skin seems to shift constantly, as if to mimic the appearance of tar.   ## Behavior   The Tar Eel swims just beneath the surface of tar lakes, causing a noticeable ripple effect. Depending on the distance from the player, it will attack in two ways:   *   **Long Range**: When the player is far away, the eel will spit tar at them. *   **Close Range**: When the player is close, it will rear up and bite them.   ## Gallery  -![An early placeholder model of the Tar Eel in water.](Tar Eel Ingame.png)+### In Game  +![A Tar Eel lurking in a pool of tar.](Tar Eel lurking.jpg)+*A Tar Eel lurking in a pool of tar.*+ +![A Tar Eel spewing tar.](Tar Eel spewing tar.jpg)+*A Tar Eel spewing tar.*+ +### Development+ +![A very early placeholder Tar Eel model.](Tar Eel Ingame.png)+*A very early placeholder Tar Eel model.*+  ## Trivia   *   The Tar Eel was first seen in [Subnautica 2 | Dev Vlog - Swimming Forward](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnnucBrqeKQ), during which a snippet of its concept art was shown.