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{{Infobox Species
{{Infobox Species
|Species name = Venom Grub
|affiliation   = [[Slitheen family]]
|type = Venomous wormlike insectoid
|origin       = [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]
|affiliation = The [[Animus]], the [[Slitheen Family]]
|first mention = Boom Town (TV story)
|origin = [[Vortis]], [[Isop Galaxy]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'', ''[[Boom Town]]'' (mentioned)
}}
}}
'''Venom Grubs''' were a species used by the [[Slitheen family]] to dispose of unwanted members.


'''Venom Grubs''' are the two (possibly related, or even the same) species, one encountered by the [[First Doctor]], another was told of to the [[Ninth Doctor]].
[[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]] claimed that if she didn't follow the criminal activities of the rest of the family, she would have been fed to the Venom Grubs by her father. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'')


==Vortis Venom Grubs==
== Behind the scenes ==
The Vortis Venom Grubs were encountered by the Doctor on the planet [[Vortis]] in the [[Isop galaxy]]. They are the living weapons of the [[Zarbi]], an ant-like race, used in a war against the [[Menoptra]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')
"Venom grub" was also the name given to the [[larvae gun]]s in [[Bill Strutton]]'s novelisation of ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|The Web Planet]]''.


==Slitheen Venom Grubs==
[[Category:Insects]]
The Slitheen Venom Grubs are a Venom Grub species used by the [[Slitheen Family]]. These Venom Grubs are used to dispose of unwanted members. [[Blon Fel Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen|Blon]] claimed that if she didn't follow the criminal activities of the rest of the family, she would have been fed to the Venom Grubs. ([[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'')
 
:''If these two types of Venom Grub are related, than it may mean the [[Slitheen]] have intergalactic capabilties. However, venom grubs may simply have evolved on more than one world.''
 
[[Category:Living weapons]]
[[Category:Insectoid species]]
[[Category:Isop Galaxy species]]

Latest revision as of 07:06, 27 February 2019

Venom Grubs were a species used by the Slitheen family to dispose of unwanted members.

Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen claimed that if she didn't follow the criminal activities of the rest of the family, she would have been fed to the Venom Grubs by her father. (TV: Boom Town)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Venom grub" was also the name given to the larvae guns in Bill Strutton's novelisation of The Web Planet.