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* Biological notes | * Biological notes | ||
** [[Silicon]]-based lifeform native to anaerobic environment of Janus VI (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ** [[Silicon]]-based lifeform native to anaerobic environment of Janus VI (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ||
** 50,000 year life cycle (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ** c.50,000 year life cycle (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ||
*** Concluded by single survivor birthing next generation of Horta (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | *** Concluded by single survivor birthing next generation of Horta (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ||
*** Eggs resemble spherical silicon nodules (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | *** Eggs resemble spherical silicon nodules (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark") | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 21 January 2026
- Appearance: Non-humanoid
- Resembles a veined mass of rock (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Homeworld: Janus VI
- Biological notes
- Silicon-based lifeform native to anaerobic environment of Janus VI (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- c.50,000 year life cycle (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Concluded by single survivor birthing next generation of Horta (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Eggs resemble spherical silicon nodules (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Emits extremely corrosive acid from hide for use in traversing rocky environments (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Apparently part of broad silicon-based ecosystem (SCE Short Story: "Ambush")
- Suggested by mention of "plague" impacting Horta per text