Water Slug
v∅ → v1
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Initial creation of Water Slug article including stats, behavior, databank entry, and gallery.
+| Property | Details |+| :--- | :--- |+| **Species** | *Seaslug hydroclast* |+| **Attitude** | Passive |+| **Type** | Mobile |+| **Category** | Mollusc |+| **Biome** | Coral Gardens |+| **Biomod** | [Water Secretion](Water_Secretion) |+| **Nutrition** | Food: -5 / Health: 0 / Water: +15 |+| **Recipes** | [Water](Water) |+ +The **Water Slug** is a small, bottom-dwelling lifeform only capable of limited movement. It can be used to create drinkable water.+ ++ +## Appearance+Water Slugs have a large muscular foot, atop of which is a largely transparent body with four backward-facing spines and a purple inner core. The head is purple and has a triangular mouth with a pair of eyestalks.+ +## Behaviour+Water Slugs can be seen hiding within patches of seagrass where they remain motionless. When a player approaches, Water Slugs will contract their eye stems and shake in fear.+ +## On Collecting+NoA will tell you the following:+> "This organism filters brine into drinkable water. This may be an adaptation to the seawater's anomalously high viral load."+ +## Recipes+The Water Slug can be processed to produce:+* [Water](Water)+ +## Databank Entry+**Source:** [Scan](Scan) a Water Slug+ +**Water slug** (tentatively *Seaslug hydroclast*). A biological enigma that converts seawater into drinkable fresh water.+ +1. **Microbial fuel cell**: Removing salt from seawater is energy-intensive. Nonetheless, the water slug does it, perhaps as a byproduct of an internal microbial reactor that feeds on waste in seawater.+2. **Fresh water reserve**: A hydrophobic plastic bulb that protects the slug from rapid dehydration by saltwater.+3. **Plankton farm**: The slug's water bulb hosts a highly productive plankton species, turning light into food. Fresh water may be necessary for the plankton's chemistry, or it may be a prison—a way to keep the plankton from leaving.+4. **Vampiric aura**: The water slug's developed beak has a sharp cutting surface. Possible evolutionary history as a parasite or commensal, tapping a host's blood and filtering out toxins.+ +**Assessment:** Only nearby source of drinkable water. Advise fabricator cook before drinking. In case of kidney problems, consider allowing the water slug to feed on your blood.+ +## Gallery++++++++++ +## Trivia+* The Water Slug was the first Subnautica 2 creature to be shown, being partially revealed in three images put into circulation in Subnautica's Time Capsules and subsequently added as a custom emote to the official Discord server.
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