Log 24, Chihuly Shrubs. The middle of the sun strip is hostile to most life, but the massive dunes provide some good shade. I’ve already found an interesting species that uses them as a home. Intricate glass structures will cover the backs of some dunes. These structures will be crawling with little lights and cydropeds; their size is also impressive with many covering the backs of dunes and even going underground a bit. These glass hives have 3 primary inhabitants: two species of cydroped, the forgers and shapers, and a special strain of halcyon mold. The forgers have a large vent on their head that can suck in lots of methane from the surrounding air, they will then lock their legs together and spew continuous flames on the sand beneath them, creating a small forge that turns the sand into glass. Shapers will then scoop up the melted sand glob with their long horns and add it to the hive. They’ll then blow into the glob, creating a glass bubble that forms a new room in the structure. The mold will act as a food source for both the cydropeds; its spores can be found in the sands of the sun strip but will only grow within the cooled rooms of the glass hives. The mold also grows within the glass, adding a form of structural integrity. Hopefully we’ll see more of these hives as we get closer to cooler areas, I wonder just how big they can get?