Mosaic Slime
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Locations
- The Glass Desert
Slimepedia
Slimeology
The mosaic slime gets its name from the glittering array of glass tiles that cover its body. This glass produces a similar anomaly found in the desert itself, making the mosaic slime beautiful, but quite dangerous.
Risks
Mosaic slimes can be very dangerous for an unprepared rancher. Their glass tiles create a shimmering effect in daylight that attracts other slimes to them. It is unknown why slimes exhibit this behaviour exactly, but leading theories indicate that 'sparkly things are super cool.' Even more dangerous, the mosaic slime can produce glints in the space around them: ultra-hot solar anomalies that grow in intensity before drifting toward the ground and bursting into flames. Glints can be snuffed with a splash of water, but the best way to reduce their appearance is to ensure your mosaic slimes are well-fed and not agitated.
Plortonomics
Mosaic plorts are desired for researching the glass structures within the Glass Desert. Samples of this glass turn brittle when taken from the Far, Far Range, yet interestingly, mosaic plorts seem unaffected by this phenomenon. Almost certainly, this glass is being studied because it's really pretty and not because it can cause devastating solar anomalies.
Properties
- While under direct sunlight, other slimes are attracted towards Mosaic Slimes.
- Regularly produce glints of light that erupt into a ball of fire when they hit the ground. Glints appear regardless of the light level of the Mosaic Slime's environment.
- Glints can be destroyed and the ability to produce more temporarily nullified by splashing the Mosaic slime with Water or Ancient Water.
- Glints are removed when the Mosaic Slime is no longer present in the world.
- Glints are produced more frequently the more agitated the mosaic is.