_ New Logbook Begun _ User: Marshall R. Ebott _ Logbook Name: U.S.O-07A/B (Vegetoid/Parsnik) _ Logbook Type: Written _ First Updated: 4/25/2123 _ Last Updated: 12/19/2124 _ Displaying Entry
Species Name: Salad Demon (Radix verma and Radix serpens) Habitat: The Ruined Catacombs Average Height: A- ~1 ft/0.30 m, B- ~2 ft/0.61 m (fully extended) Average Weight: Not measured Diet: Insects, arachnids, gastropods, small mammals, carrion Temp. Regulation: Ectothermic Abilities: Capacity for speech (limited), chlorokinesis, burrowing Disposition: Confrontational Threat Level: 1
USO-07A: An organism resembling a carrot or similar root vegetable. They have slanted black eyes with no pupils and a V-shaped mouth at the center of their bodies. Their coloration is usually various shades of orange or brown, with green leaf-like appendages sprouting from their heads that they can extend to crawl around. Not a danger so long as they are not consumed.
USO-07A is a parasitic organism that mimics a common food source of the Underground in order to be purposefully eaten. It reproduces asexually, with split-off chunks of it developing into individual larvae within an organism’s stomach or digestive tract and feeding off of the nutrients said organism consumes. Once USO-07A larvae grow to a large enough size, they will begin to eat through the digestive system’s protective lining until the creature either regurgitates them or dies via a number of unpleasant ways. They become ambush hunters upon maturity, their food-like disguise pulling double-duty as a lure for unsuspecting prey. I will admit that I fell for this ruse upon first discovering them, though luckily I did not get to consume it. The specimen I encountered seemed to decide that I was food and attacked me, which is odd considering that I am almost 5x bigger than its usual prey. Safe to say it did not succeed in its hunt.
USO-07B: An organism that resembles USO-07A very strongly, with the leaf-like appendages replaced by snake-like pseudopods instead. Each pseudopod has markings that resemble eyes and a gaping mouth with four needle-thin fangs. Still not much of a threat, but avoid it if possible.
USO-07B is behaviorally similar to USO-07A, with the difference of USO-07B being unable to move from the spot it has planted itself in. Instead of chasing after prey that escapes its initial ambush, it instead relies on its pseudopods to strike and ensnare them before they can get away. I had one attach itself to my leg this way once; bashing a rock on its face was the only way I could get it to release its grip. Those tiny fangs may not seem like much, but they certainly sting.
