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'''Larvae guns''' were the living weapons of the [[Zarbi]], at that time controlled by the [[Animus]], in their war against the [[Menoptra]]. They measured approximately two meters in length and half a meter high. The grubs ejected jets of venom from a pointed orifice located beneath their eyes. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'') | |||
[[Image:Venom_grub_side_.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A Vortis Venom Grub seen from the side ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')]] | [[Image:Venom_grub_side_.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A Vortis Venom Grub seen from the side ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')]] | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', the [[Bill Strutton]] novelisation of his script for ''[[The Web Planet]]'' refers to the creatures as [[venom grub]]s. Subsequently, the larvae guns have often gotten called these by fans even though this does not occur in dialogue in the televised story. | ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', the [[Bill Strutton]] novelisation of his script for ''[[The Web Planet]]'' refers to the creatures as [[venom grub]]s. Subsequently, the larvae guns have often gotten called these by fans even though this does not occur in dialogue in the televised story. | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 19 May 2009
Larvae guns were the living weapons of the Zarbi, at that time controlled by the Animus, in their war against the Menoptra. They measured approximately two meters in length and half a meter high. The grubs ejected jets of venom from a pointed orifice located beneath their eyes. (DW: The Web Planet)
File:Venom grub side .jpg
A Vortis Venom Grub seen from the side (DW: The Web Planet)
Behind the Scenes
Doctor Who and the Zarbi, the Bill Strutton novelisation of his script for The Web Planet refers to the creatures as venom grubs. Subsequently, the larvae guns have often gotten called these by fans even though this does not occur in dialogue in the televised story.
