Atlan Predator

Predators are a non-sapient alien species from a high-gravity world called Atlas.

Predators are carnivores who prey mainly on Skygrazers. They appear to be of an insectoid nature, with two long claws and an extendable sucker, and an inflatable sac on their rear.

Usually spending their time in bushes of native vegetation, they rise up into the air like balloons using a huge sac filled with gas produced by bacteria when they spot Skygrazers flying close. When the Skygrazer flies below them, they deflate their sacs and drop down on them. They then use their claws to grab on the flesh of the Skygrazer, and secure their grip using an extendable sucker to pierce into the skin of the Skygrazer. Predators hunt in groups, and use their weight to drag the Skygrazer down, out of the sky, killing it.