As there is some difference in opinion, I'm going to let this sit for another hour or two before I close it.
>>5466266 The universe heavily inspired by Starsector, but the idea of and name for conduit worms is straight from Star War's extended universe. There are a number of differences though. In SW, conduit worms grow as a single entity, and somehow convert existing components into organs, which is different from my version, which are individual creatures that have organs capable of supplanting components that the worms destroyed. This version of them are a lot more aggressive and destructive - not to mention that as they are silicon-based, they can survive in the vacuum of space. I was considering calling mine Squirms (as opposed to worms or Conduit Worms) as I make a point of saying that mine have pseudo-appendages that wind over the main trunk, as opposed to the Conduit Worm from Star Wars which bud and branch out from the trunk down different lines, but Squirms sounds kind of puerile compared to Conduit Worm.
