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::''"Salt, do you have any salt."''
::''"Salt, do you have any salt."''
:::a M-113 question.
:::a M-113 question.
:The M-113 are a species of intelligent humanoid predators that used a highly developed form of telepathy to trick and mesmerise its prey before attacking and killing it. They did this by sucking out all of the salt in the victim’s body through specialized suckers on the tips of their three fingers.
:The M-113 are a species of intelligent humanoid predators that used a highly developed form of telepathy to trick and mesmerise its prey before attacking and killing it. Their primary method of killing is by sucking out all of the salt in the victim’s body through specialized suckers on the tips of their three fingers.


==Home System==
==Home System==
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* '''Proper Name''': M-113 system
* '''Proper Name''': M-113 system
* '''Star''': It orbits a [[Star Classifications|class G (Yellow)]] dwarf star
* '''Star''': It orbits a [[Star Classifications|class G (Yellow)]] dwarf star
* '''Distance from Star''': its orbit is approximately 44 million km
* '''Distance from Star''': Orbit is approximately 44 million km
* '''Companions''': It is the 4th of 7 planets in the system
* '''Companions''': It is the 4th of 7 planets in the system
* '''Moons''': it has 2 moons
* '''Moons''': it has 2 moons
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In 2266, the USS Enterprise visited M-113 for routine medical checks of the two scientists working there. At that time, they encountered what was, according to Professor Robert Crater, the last of the M-113 creatures. This particular creature evidently saw Humans chiefly as food. As there was no opportunity to question it, it is unclear if this attitude arose from desperation or if it was the natural outlook of the species. Either way, the creature proved highly dangerous.
In 2266, the USS Enterprise visited M-113 for routine medical checks of the two scientists working there. At that time, they encountered what was, according to Professor Robert Crater, the last of the M-113 creatures. This particular creature evidently saw Humans chiefly as food. As there was no opportunity to question it, it is unclear if this attitude arose from desperation or if it was the natural outlook of the species. Either way, the creature proved highly dangerous.


At the time the landing party arrived in 2266, the Crater expedition was dangerously low on salt, the creature's natural food. The creature's hunger drove it to murder crewmen Darnell, Sturgeon and Green on the surface of M-113. As Nancy Crater, it blamed Darnell's death on ingestion of a Borgia plant.
At the time the landing party arrived in 2266, the Crater expedition was dangerously low on salt, the creature's natural food. During the investigation by the crew of the USS Enterprise, it murdered several officers, and only chance saved a few othres. It nearly killed Captain [[ma:Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] but was killed. As far as is known, this was the last sighting of the creature
 
Impersonating crewman Green, it returned to the Enterprise, where chance saved Yeoman [[ma:Rand, Janice|Janice Rand]] from becoming its next victim. It followed her when she brought Sulu his dinner in the botanical garden, and might have murdered both officers except that Beauregard, a Weeper plant, being studied by Sulu, became agitated and scared it off.
 
Around this time, Captain [[ma:Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] and [[ma:Spock|Spock]] found Professor Crater on the surface of M-113, and returned to the ship with him. The creature, then impersonating McCoy, sat in on a staff meeting at which it learned that Crater knew how to identify it. Before Crater could reveal how this might be done, the creature murdered him, attempted to feed off Spock, and fled to McCoy's quarters. Kirk found it there, and attempted to lure it to him with salt. In the resulting scuffle, it overpowered Kirk and began to feed on him. It wasn't until the creature dropped its telepathic projection, and Kirk began to scream from the pain of salt extraction, that McCoy was able to shoot and kill the creature.


At some time prior to 2329, a second expedition was authorized by the Federation to visit the planet and to conduct further archeological research. This team was made up primarily of [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] and led by T'Sera.
At some time prior to 2329, a second expedition was authorized by the Federation to visit the planet and to conduct further archeological research. This team was made up primarily of [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] and led by T'Sera.
In 2409, after a series of mysterious deaths at the Romulan mining colony on Hfihar, creatures similar to the M-113 creature were sighted in large numbers on the planet. A combined force of Starfleet and [[Klingon]] officers were able to hold them at bay long enough for the civilian population of the colony to be evacuated to safety.
Scientists observing the attacks noted that the original M-113 creature would not have been able to sustain itself on [[Romulan]] copper-based blood, and speculated that the Hfihar creatures had been genetically engineered as a weapon for use against Vulcanoid beings.
Some also speculated that the appearance of the creatures had some connection to the [[Tal Shiar]] base known to exist in the system. Regardless due to the limited amount of usable intelligence collected during this event it was unclear if the Hfihar creatures possessed the same intelligence as the original M-113 species.


==Government==
==Government==
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The planet was hotter and more arid than Earth, so Human inhabitants needed to ingest larger amounts of salt to adjust for the loss of the mineral due to sweating. No salt was found on the planet so it had to be imported.
The planet was hotter and more arid than Earth, so Human inhabitants needed to ingest larger amounts of salt to adjust for the loss of the mineral due to sweating. No salt was found on the planet so it had to be imported.


Apart from dry brushes, planet M-113 was home to a poisonous plant called the Borgia plant. It is classified as a member of the carbon group 3 type of vegetation. It was very similar to Earth's nightshade family.
Apart from dry brushes, planet M-113 was home to a poisonous plant called the Borgia plant. It is classified as a member of the carbon group 3 type of vegetation. It was very similar to Earth's nightshade family.


Most experts tend to agree that the M-113 creature's ability to shapeshift is based on a similar ability for cellular mimicry as possessed by the [[Changeling|Changelings]].
Most experts tend to agree that the M-113 creature's ability to shapeshift is based on a similar ability for cellular mimicry as possessed by the [[Changeling|Changelings]].
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The novelization of the episode, in Star Trek 1 and TOS novel: Vulcan's Heart.
The novelization of the episode, in Star Trek 1 and TOS novel: Vulcan's Heart.


Also used as references were the following written sources, Star Trek Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., p. 281, Star Trek: The Original Series 365, p. 47, Star Trek Compendium, 4th ed., p. 36, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story paperback ed., p. 215, Star Trek Monthly issue 46, p. 83, Star Trek Magazine 2013 Special Edition, p. 137, Star Trek Maps (page 31), ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation (page 118), Startrek.com and the STO mission: Mine Trap.
Also used as references were the following written sources, Star Trek Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., p. 281, Star Trek: The Original Series 365, p. 47, Star Trek Compendium, 4th ed., p. 36, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story paperback ed., p. 215, Star Trek Monthly issue 46, p. 83, Star Trek Magazine 2013 Special Edition, p. 137, Star Trek Maps (page 31), ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation (page 118)


===An interesting foot note===
===An interesting foot note===
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[[Category:Intelligent Lifeform Index Species]]
[[Category:Intelligent Lifeform Index Species]]
[[Category:Forbidden]]
[[Category:Forbidden]]
[[Category:Telepathic Species]]
[[Category:Telepathic species]]
[[Category:Unnamed species]]
[[Category:Unnamed species]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Believed Extinct]]
[[Category:Believed Extinct]]
There is a pic on memory alpha of the creature in Trelane's mansion.
There is a pic of a winged beast from the M113 planet on memory alpha
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