Water Slug

-| Property | Details |+| 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 |-| **Biome** | [Coral Gardens](Coral_Gardens) |   ![Water Slug](Water Slug.png)  -> "This organism filters brine into drinkable water. This may be an adaptation to the seawater's anomalously high viral load."-> — PDA upon first collection+> "This organism filters brine into drinkable water. This may be an adaptation to the seawater's anomalously high viral load." — PDA upon first collection  -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](Digestion) adaptation is required to safely consume alien lifeforms. A player without this adaptation will not receive its effect and be deducted health.+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.  -## Recipes-*(No crafting recipes listed)*-  ## 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.+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.  -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) ![A single Water Slug](Waterslugchillin.png)-![Water Slug closeup](Waterslugwoobling.png)-![Water Slug held in hand like a Burger](Waterslugfriend.png)+![Closeup of a Water Slug](Waterslugwoobling.png)+![A Water Slug being held](Waterslugfriend.png)   ### Development+  ![Concept art by Alex Ries](Water Slug Concept Art.jpg) ![A developmental image of an experimentally upsized Water Slug](Big water slug prototype.png)   ### Other+  ![One of the three partial Water Slug images that was put into the Time Capsule circulation](WaterslugTimeCapsule1.webp) ![Ditto](WaterSlugTimeCapsule2.webp) ![Ditto](WaterslugTimeCapsule3.webp) ![An image featuring the Water Slug created for the 7th birthday of Subnautica](WaterSlugInfobox.webp)   ## 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 [Hardpoint](Hardpoint)s, 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.+*   The Water Slug can be placed on hardpoints, although it does not appear visually until the game is reloaded. This is most likely a bug.