Vogon Guide - The Lumbering Vyperdarthler

Entry from the Vogon Guide to Beasts of the Galaxy: The impressive Lumbering Vyperdarthler is a cryptic apex predator, lurking within the stifling jungles of the outer rim planet Quirklemoor Tertius. Vyperdarthlers are cloaked in thick layers of quimpled tissue that emit clouds of eerily pulsing, soporific macropollen into the humid air. The Vyperdarthler's massive claws end in hooked zibberzoomers used to impale their prey - often the smaller Grim Lordlorn species that share the coundrilsized biome. The jungle itself is a claustrophobic mass of venomous zynkler, fermenting blooms, and large fungi. The dense canopies filter out the sun's light, and the air is thick with the scent of decay. Few explorers survive long enough to witness the Vyperdarthler's mating display - a synchronized flicker of bioluminescent patterns and guttural clicking sounds said to induce hallucinations in unshielded minds.