ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Lab Recording PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: Dorata, S. [ID: SDOR], Blau, H. [ID: HBLA] TOPIC: Exploratory Dissection, Extrasolar Specimen, ref. #003021 SUMMARY: Continued surgical investigation of a specimen of unknown extra-planetary origin. =================================================================== [SDOR]: …continuing our look into 003021, the entire ab— thorax. Haemocoel? Anyway, it is completely filled with a translucent pale-yellow hemolymph or hemolymph-like fluid or plasma. [HBLA]: It's reacting with the atmosphere—becoming more opaque. No change, or at least no other noticeable changes—no thickening or clotting. Looks like—um—480 milliliters. [SDOR]: The esophagus leads from the mouth to the, I really don't want to call it a crop, but the food storage area. That isn't any better… [HBLA]: Are those lungs? [SDOR]: Well, it's not the caeca, those are lower, but without a diaphragm— Remove them, get them to bioscience for a more thorough look. [SDOR]: The crop is, of course, connected to the proventriculus. So, this is most likely the gastric caeca. Which leads directly to the mid gut. The mesenteron, where nutrient absorption would take place. Though this one is oddly pale. I've seen nine of these opened up and the mid gut is typically a dark maroon or purple color. I've only ever seen one other one this pale. [HBLA]: Could be injury related, maybe? You saw them in the field, so to say, right? [SDOR]: Yeah. Could be. Could be injury related. [SDOR]: I want to note there is a relatively thick layer of striated muscle all throughout here. Thicker myosin layers overlapping thinner actin filaments, ranging between 10 to 13 millimeters. There are what appear to be quite a few fat bodies distributed throughout the thorax. [HBLA]: It doesn't really follow the terrestrial arthropod plan that closely. The abdomen is— [SDOR]: Right. [SDOR]: The abdomen, if this were a terrestrial arthropod, seems almost— well, not even almost, it's essentially vestigial. It really just seems to be there to accommodate the exit to the Malpighian tubules and excretory system and more fat bodies. [SDOR]: There are regular ligament structures attached to all the internal organs. Performing the same function as the peritoneum or mesentery. And here we have the ventriculus, the ileum, the colon. Or I'm assuming we do. We'll know more once bioscience has had some time with them. There's nothing resembling the parietal pleura or mediastinal, though the anchor points to the myosin layer are… really interesting. [HBLA]: It's too bad we don't have access to any living specimens. [SDOR]: What do you mean? [HBLA]: For observation. I'm not saying… look, vivisection is— [SDOR]: Stop recording. [END TRANSCRIPT] =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]