Creature · ICARUS 3.0.26 · Week 248
A larger sandworm that's been sighted occasionally in various environments. Displays a handful of unique physical and behavioral traits beyond what prospectors have experienced during other sandworm encounters.
There have been multiple reports of this creature appearing during induced seismic events associated with terraforming. This creature may be another stage in the worm life cycle, it's rarity has made it difficulty to study. The UDA is currently forming various kill and capture strike teams.
"This is exactly the kind of aberration I've talked about before. It displays such unique biology... Everything is comparatively simple on earth... I'm sure its genome contains a breakthrough genetic key... We just need more sample material" - Dr Amelia Tohu
This creature is not listed in any spawn zone in the shipped tables — it is placed by a mission, a boss encounter or a tame, rather than by the world spawner. Its biome and maps above come from the bestiary itself.