Gossamers are the spacefaring cousins of the jellyfish. They travel in groups known as shoals. Gossamers usually drift among the rocks of asteroid fields and the junk of space sargassos, though they occasionally venture into open space. They scavenge leftover prey, cleaning areas of organic junk.

    Combat: Like the jellyfish, the standard gossamer grows stinging tentacles. It is with these tentacles that the gossammer cause damage.

    Poison (Ex): The tentacles of the gossammer secrete a nauseating paralytic poison (DC 13) or take 1 point of damage). Gossamers only attack prey smaller than themselves. If the offending object is larger than one foot lenght/height, the shoal immediately changes direction away from the offending critter. The gossamer may accidentally collide with and sting larger creatures, or foolish crewmen may touch a dead gossamer that has landed on a ship deck.

In The Spheres
    Most of the gossamer's body consists of empty space, and depends on weightlessness to maintain its structural integrity. If introduced to a gravity plane, the gossamer collapses under its own weight and dies. Air also renders the gossamer's body liquid. Dead gossamers collapse in 1d3 minutes into viscous pools of evil-smelling liquid. The liquid is a solution of the enzymes that cause the gossamers to sting, and remains dangerous until it evaporates, which is 10 minutes latter.

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Original Source: Monstrous Compendium #7