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| rdfs:comment | - Dune Riders are or were small and savage creatures indigenous to the desert world of Zz'gash. They were one of a number of species who were absorbed and assimilated into the Zerg Swarm, with this specific species forming the basis for the Zerglings.
- The dune runner was a swift, nomadic, small and savage creature native to the desert world of Zz'gash. Exposure to Zz'gash's harsh weather made dune runners a fairly adaptable species, and their leathery skin developed seven distinct layers with specialized humidity-retention ducts. These prevented moisture loss, while still allowing fluid circulation to keep the dune runner's body temperature at an appropriate level. They apparently had dorsal fins on their backs. It is known that they possessed a tail with a spike that portruded from the tip.
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| Sub | - Zergling, further offshoots of the Zerglings
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| abstract | - The dune runner was a swift, nomadic, small and savage creature native to the desert world of Zz'gash. Exposure to Zz'gash's harsh weather made dune runners a fairly adaptable species, and their leathery skin developed seven distinct layers with specialized humidity-retention ducts. These prevented moisture loss, while still allowing fluid circulation to keep the dune runner's body temperature at an appropriate level. They apparently had dorsal fins on their backs. It is known that they possessed a tail with a spike that portruded from the tip. Their DNA was assimilated into the Zerg Swarm, forming the basis for the zerglings. Zerglings possess the dune runner's adaptability, and its spiked tail as a vestigal trait. Dune runners were apparently known to terrans before/during the Great War. Their biology and history is known to the Dominion at least.
- Dune Riders are or were small and savage creatures indigenous to the desert world of Zz'gash. They were one of a number of species who were absorbed and assimilated into the Zerg Swarm, with this specific species forming the basis for the Zerglings. Coincidentally, the fact that the Zerglings' core species is known may suggest that some Dune Runners have successfully escaped assimilation; at the same time, however, it could also just mean that they were known of before their obliteration and transmogrification. Because of this second and likely possibility, they must be considered extinct/extinct in the wild until further notice.
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