Maw

Unknown Life Form 11 is a large life form native to the planet Phaaze. One of these life forms is seen living at the bottom of a tunnel, underground. When it senses prey, it opens up, revealing a massive jaw, ringed with large fang-like teeth, that opens up itself, revealing a smaller jaw with a ring of tentacles that appears to be made up of a substance similar to Phazon. It should be noticed that it appears to expel clouds of phazon-like gas from holes around its mouth. When it captures "prey", the inner mouth engulfs it and is then pulled into the larger one, which closes shut yet remains above the ground. It is most likely a species of passive predators, waiting for potential prey to fall onto it, based upon its apparent sedentary lifestyle. Scans seem to indicate that this "maw" is part of a much larger organism.

This life form is slightly similar to a hydra or sea anemone in appearance. It is also slightly similar to an enemy in the Half-Life series, the Barnacle, save for being upside-down.

While the most common player tactic is to get caught by it, then to kill it with Hyper Ball, there is another way to avoid it. When the player begins falling down the tunnel that leads to it, one must hug the wall in Morph Ball, then begin charging their boost. Once they hit the creature, they must activate their boost, so that they'll shoot past it.

There appears to be no other way to kill it, aside from Hyper Ball.

Scans

"Maw appears to be a small portion of a much larger organism. Will attack if within striking distance."

"Maw has been destroyed. Fleshy mass appears to be part of a much larger organism."

Trivia

• With scans showing that the creature may be a much larger one then seen, it bears similar traits to the creatures known as Sarlaccs, from the Star Wars universe.

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