Ferro-Beasts

Ferro-beasts are fauna native to the mineral-poor planet of Yimbo-bim. Ferro-beasts resemble armadillo-like creatures, 2 metres long. They are quadripedal and have tough, rough shells. To live in their harsh conditions, where there is little and insufficient iron quantity in the environment, ferro-beasts have evolved a specialised feeding mechanism to digest ferrous metals directly from mineral ore deposits. For that purpose, the mouth of these creatures are surrounded by short tentacles covered in suckers. The suckers secrete an acidic syrup that turns ferro-ore into a liquid, digestible “soup”, that ferro-beasts can eat easily.