Star Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures

By Lore Sjöberg Write to the Author   


Episode: "Devil in the Dark"

Description: The single remaining example of a race of practical-joke vomit piles, the Horta protects the unhatched next generation by killing miners with acid. In spite of being silicon-based rather than carbon-based, Spock can mind-meld with it, Bones can heal it, and Kirk can seduce it. OK, I'm guessing on that last one.

Powers: Acid baths, rapid tunneling, iffy grammar.

Weaknesses: Type 2 phasers, an implausible life cycle.

Image: Courtesy CBS Home Entertainment

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