Water Slug

 | Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Species** | *Seaslug hydroclast* ("sea slug water breaker") | | **Attitude** | Passive | | **Type** | Mobile | | **Category** | Foragers | | **Biome** | Coral Gardens | | **Biomod** | [Water Secretion](Water_Secretion) | | **Nutrition** | Food -5 / Health 0 / Water +15 |   ![Water Slug](Water Slug.png)   The **Water Slug** is a small, bottom-dwelling lifeform only capable of limited movement. It can be used to create drinkable water. It provides -5 Food and +15 Water when consumed. The **Digestion** adaptation is required to safely consume alien lifeforms. A player without this adaptation will not receive its effect and be deducted health.   ## 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.   ## Behavior 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.   ## On Collecting NoA will tell the player the following: > "This organism filters brine into drinkable water. This may be an adaptation to the seawater's anomalously high viral load."   ## Recipes *(Uses item list)*   ## Databank Entry **Source:** [Scan](Scan) a Water Slug   ![Water Slug Databank](Water Slug.png)   **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.+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   ### In Game ![Water Slugs in the Shallows grass](Waterslugsstalked.png) *Water Slugs in the Shallows grass.*   ![A single Water Slug](Waterslugchillin.png) *A single Water Slug.*   ![Water Slug closeup](Waterslugwoobling.png) *Water Slug closeup.*   ![Water Slug held in hand like a Burger](Waterslugfriend.png) *Water Slug held in hand like a Burger.*   ### Concept Art ![Concept art, by Alex Ries](Water Slug Concept Art.jpg) *Concept art, by Alex Ries.*   ### Other ![One of the three partial Water Slug images that was put into the Time Capsule circulation](WaterslugTimeCapsule1.webp) *One of the three partial Water Slug images that was put into the Time Capsule circulation.*   ![Ditto](WaterSlugTimeCapsule2.webp) *Ditto.*   ![Ditto](WaterslugTimeCapsule3.webp) *Ditto.*   ![An image featuring the Water Slug created for the 7th birthday of Subnautica](WaterSlugInfobox.webp) *An image featuring the Water Slug created for the 7th birthday of Subnautica.*   ## 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.-*   The Water Slug cannot be cooked, unlike its counterpart in the first two games, the [Bladderfish](sn1:Bladderfish).-*   The Water Slug can be placed on [hardpoints](Hardpoint), although it does not appear visually until the game is reloaded. This is most likely a bug.+* 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.+* The Water Slug cannot be cooked, unlike its counterpart in the first two games, the [Bladderfish](sn1:Bladderfish).+* The Water Slug can be placed on [Hardpoint](Hardpoint)s, although it does not appear visually until the game is reloaded. This is most likely a bug.