Veps

-![A hologram of the Veps](wiki-images/e7/e7128ab5b8082c7fb505004481c38af6.png)+![An Axum hologram depicting a Vep Sensor.](wiki-images/e7/e7128ab5b8082c7fb505004481c38af6.png)  -The Veps are an unknown lifeform alluded to in Subnautica 2. According to the Axum message left at the Axum Observatory, the "World Tree's genes live in them".+The **Veps** are a species of unknown lifeforms alluded to in the message left at the Axum Observatory. In this message, the Axum beseech the listener to seek out the Veps, stating that "the World Tree's genes live in them."   ## Subtypes   Three varieties of Vep exist in the game files at present:  -*   Vep Worker-*   Vep Sensor-*   Vep Defender+*   [Vep Defender](Vep_Defender.png)+*   [Vep Sensor](Vep_Sensor.png)+*   [Vep Worker](Vep_Worker.png)  +## Gallery+ +### Concept Art+ +![Veps seen in a loading screen depicting an unknown biome.](Loading_Screen_3.png)+  ## Trivia  -*   The Veps were first seen in the background of a loading screen during Early Access, which shows a so far unreleased biome.+*   The Veps were first mentioned in the *Subnautica 2 Dev Vlog - Building Unknown Worlds*, in which a folder labelled "VepZone" could be seen.+    *   The Veps themselves first appeared visually in the background of the loading screen seen above, used during Early Access. *   “Veps” is the Norwegian word for “wasp”.