The Jumper Clowns are an ancient race from whom the Grubs acquired instant communication technology. Very little is known about them, but the grubs claim that they refuse to research faster-than-light travel, to the extent that any mention of it causes refined jumper clowns to die of revulsion.
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| Species and lifeforms |
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| EARTH LIFE |
| Sapient species: Humans | Denizens* | Hyperpigs* | Hyperprimates* |
| Other species: Earth flora | Earth fauna |
| ALIEN CIVILISATIONS |
| Amarantin | Grubs | Inhibitors ("Wolves") | Jumper Clowns Nestbuilders | Scuttlers | Shrouders | Slugs |
| ALIEN CREATURES AND LIFEFORMS |
| Hamadryad | Pattern Jugglers** Screech Mat | Setterholm’s Worms | Slime Scraper |
* - created via genetic engineering ** - colony lifeforms of dubious classification |