neroptids

Neroptids are rodents native to Pilarvane. They nest among the tropical fruit that are Pilarvane's main export, and will wreak havoc on a space vessel if they are taken off-planet. Once they finish eating the tropical fruit cargo, they tend to move on to the crew and the wiring within the ship, leading to a dismal race to death between direct consumption by the neroptid or the sudden shutdown of the ship's life support and guidance systems. An infested ship is best destroyed, and even the most desperate salvage crews are wary of one of these hulks.