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this unusual creature was able to derive sustenance from rocks and stones. They required neither gravity nor atmosphere for their survival, which allowed them to live in asteroid belts, which provided abundant sources of food. Resembling large crustaceans, the average morvak was more than a meter across, and was covered with a heavy exoskeleton. Two pairs of legs allowed it to move, while a pair of clawed limbs allowed it to dig through rubble. A grouping of tentacles hung from their mouths, and exuded a poweful acid which the morvak used to break down rock and stone into digestible forms. These tentacles could also give the morvak an indication of what kind of rock it was burrowing in. When deprived of sustenance, morvaks can go into a form of suspended animation, surviving for years until discovering a new source of food. Despite their fearsome appearance, morvaks are social creatures which traveled in packs, working together to repel attackers and locate new sources of minerals.