Puffer
The
Puffer is a close relative to the Bull and Preed and of the same origins. It has large eyestalks that are used to expel the
noxious fumes inside the creatures’ body. The fumes are of an unknown origin but it is hard to study since the gases
are purely poisonous. The Puffer has a relatively weak body and if it is destroyed all the fumes that were built up are expelled
into the air at once. Since the Puffer is 90% gas it takes no effort to stay afloat in the air.
The
Puffer eats the microorganisms by sucking them into the ports that are not expelling toxins at the time. The gases will instantly
kill the microscopic prey but it is unknown how the Preed can digest being 90% gas but recent tests have confirmed the gas
is acidic. Since the Puffer needs to constantly make gases it can’t sleep or it will stop eating and breathing. And
with no reproductive organs asexual reproduction is a working theory.
The
Space Pirates seem to have some association with Preeds, Puffers, and Bulls so it is believed that the Pirates carry them
around on their travels. A reported incident on Tallon IV sheds light on this being possible. Inside the Space Pirate base
the ventilation room to be exact a large group of Puffers was released filling the entire room with the deadly gas spread
by the fans. Traps such as this are the main reasons Pirates would bring Puffers to bases with themselves.
