Friday 16 September 2022

L is for... Larvae Guns


Used as living weapons by the Zarbi on the planet Vortis. The Larvae Guns fired a scorching blast from their snouts. They resembled giant lice, with multiple legs and a hard carapace. They were the larval form of the giant ant-like Zarbi themselves, who had fallen under the malign influence of the alien Animus.
After the Animus had been defeated, the Larvae Guns were able to secrete a fluid which would help regenerate the soil so that plants might grow again.

Appearances: The Web Planet (1965). 
  • In the novelisation of this story by its original writer, Bill Strutton, the Larvae Guns are called Venom Grubs. Creatures with this name were mentioned in Boom Town.
  • The creatures were realised either by having an extra crawling around on all fours, or by putting them on a trolley which was pulled across the studio floor when speed was required. (You can hear the wheels rolling in some scenes when this happens).

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