The Caldorian Horsefly is a creature native to the planet Caldoria, the second planet in the Sol-4 System.
Biology[]
A desert dwelling insect that is similar to a flying beetle and is bioluminescent. However its bite is fatal to humans. When the human colonists learned of the danger they posed, the used nano-insecticides to eliminate the pests in 2205, leaving them all near extinction.
It turns out that the Caldorian Horsefly was not originally poisonous to start with. When Harper & Jones Mining Company started their mining operation on Caldoria, it exposed the insects to micro-particles that made them mutate. Though the explanation is considered just a theory by the human authorities in order to shift blame from the mining operation.
Sources[]
- Rock & Stone Issue 001 (2016)