When attacking, the tongue unfurls and shows that its length is roughly the same as the rest of floater's body. A remarkably long tongue is kept folded in the mouth. Noxious, flammable gases are generated by the creature and stored in the large flotation bladders atop their heads, giving the creature its distinctive appearance and ability to hover.Īppalachian floaters have a single mouth consisting of an upper jaw and two large mandibles, each lined with sharp teeth. Similar to floaters cultivated on the West Coast, Appalachian floaters are large, soft-bodied invertebrates, named after the flotation sacs that allow it to hover in the air. Floaters often haphazardly swarm any target in sight, making them tenacious adversaries despite their relative simplicity. The pathways are sufficient for the creatures to recognize prey and members of its pack, but leave them unable to work in cohesion. In place of a brain, floaters have a rudimentary ganglion inside the bow of the head. Aided by flotation sacs, the creature uses its flexible body and tail to slither and propel itself along the ground. A smaller mouth, denoted the fore mouth, appears as a slit running from the bottom brim of the head into the gaping primary mouth.ĭespite its awkward and uncoordinated appearance, floaters are remarkably fast. Its tongue-like tentacle maw is abruptly launched forwards, spiraling through the air while grasping at the target. When a floater attacks prey, the head lowers with the mouth pointing directly toward the target. A long tentacle is able to rapidly protrude from the mouth, ending in a prehensile cross-shaped maw. The primary mouth comprises a majority of the top of the creature's disk-like "head." Surrounded by sharp teeth, the funnel-shaped aperture can be radially opened or closed. As the flotation gases are highly flammable, energy and flame weapons are effective and may cause the creatures to suddenly combust. The sacs are of various sizes and dangle along the underside of the mouth. Noxious, flammable gases are generated by the creature and stored in the flotation bladders, giving the creature its distinctive appearance and ability to hover. The floater is a large, soft-bodied invertebrate, named after the flotation sacs that allow it to hover in the air.
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