Changes: Squiggler

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The title of this article is from an official source. While the information presented in this article is canonical, the title of the article is based on a comment from an official source which is yet to be confirmed in canon works.

"The most disgusting creatures you've ever seen in your life."

―Eli Wallace

Squigglers are a nocturnal, predatory creature encountered by Destiny expedition on a Jungle planet in 2009.

Overview

Squigglers have an opaque soft exoskeleton with six small legs near their mouths which they uses to crawl around and eat. Squigglers also have six muscular octopus-like arms and green blood. Squigglers are very aggressive at night. The creatures also have several rows of shiny teeth in their mouths. They use their major arms to be able to jump and attack prey. Squigglers can also hang from tree branches and let go over their prey and can jump several feet from the ground to different prey. The creatures sleeps during the day.

The creature also has yellow venom that it injects into its prey that causes a temporary paralysis leading to coma-like state. Squiggler digging a hole in their bites to be able to eat the victim from the inside out. The creature lives in termite-like nest, which secretes a sulfur smell. Its poison in small doses has a stunning-like effect that might interfere with Hoth virus and an Alien tick. However, its venom had no effect on another alien creature. (SGU: "Time", "Divided", "Pain", "Cloverdale")

Alternate Timeline

As the off-world team quarantined themselves on the Jungle planet, the creatures attacked during the night. Eventually, these creatures would kill all but Lt. Matthew Scott and Dr. Nicholas Rush. Rush, due to an attempt to return to Destiny during a creature attack, inadvertently traveled back in time while Scott presumably followed some time later along with the Kino, resetting the timeline.
During the attempt to obtain the creatures' venom, several soldiers, including MSgt. Ronald Greer and Colonel Everett Young, were killed by them. This timeline was also reset by Lt. Matthew Scott in the same manner but with additional instructions. (SGU: "Time")

Gallery

Trivia

Squigglers have a distinctive smell of sulfur.

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+{{OfficialNC}}
 {{Infobox Race
-|race=Nocturnal creatures
+|race=Squiggler
-|image=[[File:Nocturnal_creatures.jpg|250px]]{{caption|Creatures as seen with [[Kino]]'s night vision}}
+|image=[[File:Nocturnal_creatures.jpg|250px]]{{caption|Squigglers as seen with [[Kino]]'s night vision}}
 |species=
 |dist=Asleep during daytime and very aggressive at night
+|origin=[[Jungle planet]]
-Sulfur-based life form
-|origin=[[Jungle planet (Time)|Jungle planet]]
 |lang=
 |govt=
 |alliances=
 |status=Alive
-|appearance=[[Time]]
+|appearance="[[Time]]"
 }}
 {{quote|The most disgusting creatures you've ever seen in your life.|[[Eli Wallace]]}}
+'''Squigglers''' are a nocturnal, predatory creature encountered by [[Destiny expedition]] on a [[Jungle planet]] in [[2009]].
-This '''nocturnal creature''' was encountered on an [[Jungle planet (Time)|unnamed jungle planet]] by the [[Destiny Expedition|''Destiny'' Expedition]]. Little is known about them, except that their blood is green and their bites are venomous. Their venom contains certain antibodies which can be used to kill the microbial infection caused by [[Hoth virus|tainted drinking water]] harvested from "[[Hoth]]". It is unknown if they are naturally predators, but they can easily kill humans by literally burrowing through their bodies. They live in nests, much like termite mounds, during the day and are extremely aggressive at night. {{cite|SGU|Time}}
+==Overview==
-==Alternate realities==
+Squigglers have an opaque soft exoskeleton with six small legs near their mouths which they uses to crawl around and eat. Squigglers also have six muscular octopus-like arms and  green blood. Squigglers are very aggressive at night. The creatures also have several rows of shiny teeth in their mouths. They use their major arms to be able to jump and attack prey. Squigglers can also hang from tree branches and let go over their prey and can jump several feet from the ground to different prey. The creatures sleeps during the day.
-* ''As the off-world team quarantined themselves on the [[Jungle planet (Time)|Jungle planet]], the creatures attacked during the night. Eventually, these creatures would kill all but Lt. Scott and Dr. Rush. Rush, due to an attempt to return to Destiny during a creature attack, inadvertently traveled back in time while Scott presumably followed some time later along with the Kino, resetting the timeline.''
-* ''During the attempt to obtain the creatures' venom, several soldiers, including Greer and Young, were killed by them. This timeline was also reset by Lt. Scott in the same manner but with additional instructions.'' {{cite|SGU|Time}}
+The creature also has yellow [[venom]] that it injects into its prey that causes a temporary paralysis leading to coma-like state. Squiggler digging a hole in their bites to be able to eat the victim from the inside out. The creature lives in termite-like nest, which secretes a sulfur smell. Its poison in small doses has a stunning-like effect that might interfere with [[Hoth virus]] and an [[Alien tick]]. However, its venom had no effect on another [[Alien creature (Cloverdale)|alien creature]]. {{Cite|SGU|Time|Divided|Pain|Cloverdale}}
+==Alternate Timeline==
+* ''As the off-world team quarantined themselves on the [[Jungle planet]], the creatures attacked during the night. Eventually, these creatures would kill all but [[Lt.]] [[Matthew Scott#Alternate timelines|Matthew Scott]] and [[Dr.]] [[Nicholas Rush#Alternate timelines|Nicholas Rush]]. Rush, due to an attempt to return to [[Destiny]] during a creature attack, inadvertently traveled back in time while Scott presumably followed some time later along with the [[Kino]], resetting the timeline.''
+* ''During the attempt to obtain the creatures' venom, several soldiers, including [[MSgt.]] [[Ronald Greer#Alternate timelines|Ronald Greer]] and [[Colonel]] [[Everett Young#Alternate timelines|Everett Young]], were killed by them. This timeline was also reset by [[Lt.]] [[Matthew Scott#Alternate timelines|Matthew Scott]] in the same manner but with additional instructions.'' {{cite|SGU|Time}}
 ==Gallery==
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 File:Nocturnal creature nest.jpg|[[Ronald Greer|Greer]] approaches a nest during the day.
 File:Nightt-creature.jpg|A creature burrowing through [[Chloe Armstrong|Chloe]].
+</gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*Squigglers have a distinctive smell of [[sulfur]].
+==Behind the scenes==
+<gallery>
+File:CarlBinder.jpg|[[Carl Binder]] (writer, producer) being "attacked" by one of the squigglers.
+File:Nightcreaturemouth.jpg|The creature's mouth.
+File:Squigglers.jpg|Production art for the squigglers.
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Races encountered by the Destiny Expedition]]