[quote=@Valiance]
<Snipped quote by Nimda>

If it’s some sort of defense mechanism, I’ll take it over the bugs from before. Much easier to manage.
[/quote]

For me, the bugs were less unsettling. Or would one just call that settling?
*When we reach one of the flesh straws, it extends and connects to a visible, distant planet that appears to be completely black, and gravity inverts to pull us onto its path*