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Other Flora and Fauna

Sandworms are not the only species on Arrakis, however. In their bid to terraform the planet, ancient Fremen brought over a wide variety of plants and animals, several of which took the harsh desert rather quickly.

 

One of said species is the Mua'Dib, a species of desert mouse. Known for its ability to sense subterranean water, several tribes of Fremen use them to locate pockets of water to store and transport back to their cisterns.

 

Another species utilized by the Fremen is the Cielago, a species of bat used in much the same way as messenger pigeons were used on Earth. Trained to relay messages, the Cielago are utilized near exclusively when one tribe of Fremen must contact another.

 

Beyond these species, the Fremen also brought along several plants for their long-term plans, ranging from moss and lichens, to small shrubs, to even large palm and yucca trees, grown inside their cavernous homes in preperation for the day that the planet will be able to grow them en masse.

 

Said plants are used to keep the soil in place, the preliminary plants merely chosen due to their roots keeping soil in place. Successive generations of larger and larger plants then work to absorb the massive amounts of greenhouse gasses in the planet, gradually cooling the planet by degrees.

 

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