Vulcan parasite
Names: Vulcan parasiteparasiteCupid Bug
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 20 (20. Parasite)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 20A large hornet-spider-like insect on Vulcan injects eggs into victims; unless removed, the larvae burrow to the heart and kill within days.
- Ch 20The parasite has killed four colonists and two cattle before an adult is finally caught.
- Ch 29The Cupid Bug is named for its larvae going for the victim's heart; colonists hope to drive it to extinction.
Connections
- inVulcan
- related toDr. Sheehynamed it