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===Flora and Terrain=== | ===Flora and Terrain=== | ||
[[file:Overworld 01.png|thumb|left|200px|A rich ecosystem.]] | [[file:Overworld 01.png|thumb|left|200px|A rich ecosystem.]] | ||
The Overworld is a rainforest with stereotypical high amounts of rainfall and a constant overcast sky. The thin canopy is primarily composed of indigenous [[ | The Overworld is a rainforest with stereotypical high amounts of rainfall and a constant overcast sky. The thin canopy is primarily composed of indigenous [[Glowing Spidervine]]s and [[Red Starburst]]s, the respective bioluminescence and color of which lend some variety to an otherwise monochromatic overhang. The Overworld floor boasts lush foliage, including exotic, radioactive lichen,<ref>{{cite|This lichen seems to be giving off low levels of radiation. No matches found in flora and fauna database.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> [[Blastcap]]s, [[Saturnine]]s, and other fungi; a carpet of mosses, [[Stone Creeper]]s, and [[Tallon Fern]]s; various kinds of weed including [[Guide Stem]]s, [[Tangle Weed|Tangle]] and [[Venom Weed]]; and more volatile plantforms such as [[Bloodflower]]s, and [[Sap Sac]]s and their underwater relatives [[Aqua Sac]]s. The tendency of native plantforms to adapt quickly to changes in geography evidence their hardy nature, as is illustrated by the permeation of foliage in the Crashed Frigate. | ||
Local topography is craggy and overgrown, and includes bracken-filled caverns and groves, ancient ruins and [[Half Pipe]]s evidencing [[Chozo]] colonization,<ref>{{cite|The stone surface this lichen grows on appears too smooth to be natural.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> and various water features including falls and lagoons. | Local topography is craggy and overgrown, and includes bracken-filled caverns and groves, ancient ruins and [[Half Pipe]]s evidencing [[Chozo]] colonization,<ref>{{cite|The stone surface this lichen grows on appears too smooth to be natural.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> and various water features including falls and lagoons. | ||
