Qatal Mollusks

Qatal Mollusks are an edible organism seen in the Farscape episode "Coup By Clam." As a dish, it is served in its shell. Its taste is not pleasant, with John Crichton remarking that it reminds him of Alpo dog food. It comes in a number of colors, including yellow, green, and purple.
The Mollusk is dangerous when consumed by multiple people. Per Dr. Tumii, "Should the flesh be divided among different stomachs, the food poisoning that results is fatal," the symptoms of which resemble Space Madness. Additionally, people who eat from the same Mollusk will feel the same sensations another person is feeling, whether it be pleasure or pain.
Within each Mollusk is a colony of neurally-linked bacteria. When separated, the colony tries to reconnect itself. Unlike Mollusk halves, two people cannot merge, and the strain of the Mollusk on their bodies will eventually kill them.
However, Dr. Tumii has concocted a cure, which must be mixed with both people's urine and ingested orally. Then, both people need to have skin-on-skin contact until they feel oily. As explained by Tumii, "...the cure unbinds the bacteria from [the] cells and tricks the colony into merging outside [the] body."
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Category:Farscape Culture