Deathstranglers

lifecycle
The Death Stranglers are one of the most deadly species native to Satis. These organisms have evolved separately from most organisms, splitting off about 200 million years ago. This allowed from some bizarre adaptations. Their six limbs form a frill around the neck, which are made of incredibly dense muscles. They use these limbs along with their snake-like bodies to wrap around prey, usually around the neck and chest to crush the throat and lungs. They use their large proboscises to produce loud screeches when injured in need of assistance when hunting prey. Some cave art made by Jelly Pigmies seem to depict battles with these organisms. However, the Death Stranglers depicted in the art are much larger, some even depicted as being 60 ft long. It is unknown if these are just exaggeration made to make the battles more epic, but new studies have shown a horrifying truth. The only Death Stranglers documented are mere juveniles.

During a normal check on the population of the Giant Filton of Satis, a horrific incident occurred. The first documented citing of an adult Death Strangler, with tragedy in its wake. Two divers were examining the health of a male Giant Filton, on of the largest known organisms on the planet at the time, around 60ft long. During this examination, some distant vocalizations were heard, but it was thought to have been other Giant Filtons. Soon after a large species of megafauna had been spotted by one of the examination droids helping the divers. As the divers went to look, they had seen the massive clawed tentacles of a 80 ft long leviathan class organism. Sadly, this would be one of the the last things they ever saw. The vocalization chambers in the snout of a Death Strangler seem to grow massively in strength as they mature. This resulted in a roar so loud it killed both divers instantly and destroyed most of the droids. It then proceeded to wrap its large tentacles and eel like body around the Giant Filton, crushing it to death. It then began to rip it apart, but got curious of the noise of the boat starting up it engines. No survivors could be found in the aftermath. The only reason we know about this is do to one droid being able to survive the road and filming the event. This may cause problems for further exploration of the planet.