Wormbus

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The Wormbus is a type of augmented transport organism from Vivatus. It may have been created from the Duneworm.

Physiology

20m long, and massing 25 tonnes or more, the Duneworm is a biomechanical organism capable of travelling through the sand of the dayside desert at a high speed. Rotating teeth attached to a kind of corkscrew help propel them along. Their insides are mainly occupied by a cuboidal shaft, with membranous windows, a small cabin for the driver, and several benches for passengers.

Their enhanced dentition allows them to ingest and break down nearly anything that they encounter. A sophisticated digestive tract with many dissembler nanobots helps them gain nutrition from this. The oesophagus allows access to either the digestive tract or the passenger seats, able to connect to either.

They are grown in enclosures on the nightside by Menzab handlers.