Wolf Ticks (Na'vi name: Reyptswìk) are parasitic insects that live on Pandora. They parasitize on the body of other animals, most notably the Hammerhead Titanothere and Sturmbeest.[1]
Description[]
Their skin is a blue shade of purple, with yellow tipping their six legs and outlining the edges of each body segment. Their abdomen is split into four sections, the rear having sharp barbs on the end of it. Various spindly sensory appendages can be found around the creature’s mandibles. It feeds by puncturing its host skin using its mandibles and sharp barbs. It can attach itself to a host for up to eight days.[1]
History[]
Project 880[]
Wolf Ticks only appear briefly in Project 880 (the old script of Avatar).
| “ | Nearby somebody screams. Several hideous insects, almost a foot across, are leaping from the body of the titanothere and trying to fasten their hook-like legs into some of the troopers. With the host dead, the parasitic Wolf Ticks are looking for a new ride. A frantic burst of firing breaks out, as the soldiers jump around, trying to kill the fast-moving parasites. | ” |
Avatar: Pandora Rising[]
An ancient Titanothere lumbers through the battlefield, infested with aggressive Wolf Tick passengers that opportunistically seek out new prey. Once the Elder Titan is taken down, Wolf Ticks burst out of its massive carcass, viciously biting nearby enemies. Overrun your opponent's defenses by drawing enemy focus to a defensive Troop right before the Elder Titan dies.[2]
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