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.+The Tar Eel's skin seems to shift constantly, as if to mimic the appearance of tar. It has a long, slender central body, with four fin-like appendages which terminate in long talons, and a large, gaping mouth.   ## 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.+*   **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   ### 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.