The fish schools in the tens of thousands.

When mating, the male glows a shade of red the female glows blue. It has seven slitted, purple eyes with a tentacle behind each one. In the center of the front is a round mouth. Its lifespan is normally two days.Ĭarrion Bug (Moth) Its colors are red and blue.Ĭephalopod (Cachalot) A fist-sized fish with an ellipsoid body, and four fins at the back. It is said to be a danger to animals many times its size.Ĭarew (?) A hyperactive animal used in laboratories. It eats areal tubers.īuna Floater (Midworld) Has long, stinging tentacles, and collects hydrogen to fly.īyorlesnath (Hivehom) Animal trapped for fur.Ĭanish (Moth) A small hyperactive carnivorous animal. The pincers contain white meat prized by the natives.īrya (Midworld) A four-clawed herbivore the size of a pig. Said to smell terrible when neutered.īreeder (Midworld) About as large as a man. The dried flesh is sold.īee (Moth) The variety found on Moth is fur-covered.īourf (Tran-Ky-Ky) Possibly a farm animal. Found only in the deep waters of the Skar River. Refered to in a bit of philosophy.Īrwawl (Horseye) A whale-sized fish with rainbow-hued scales. The animal's blood is green, with brown streaks.Īrkazy (Blasusarr?) Animal probably lives in the desert. They change direction only if attacked, or if scouts find food denser in another direction.

They travel in herds of thousands, eating everything in their path. The bottom and horizontal jaws each have a set of three tentacles to grip food. The horizontal teeth are square, have serrated edges, and curve back towards the throat. The vertical jaws have triangular, razor sharp teeth. The animal has a double set of jaws: one set vertical, the other horizontal. It has three sets of eyes across the head, just behind the jaws. A thick, flexible body with six thin, strong legs. Akadi (Midworld) About the size of a German Shepherd, it has rusty-orange fur and black legs.

Midworld by Alan Dean Foster