Thank you for the summary. It's quite informative and certainly catches one's eye when they see it.

Anyways I suppose its safe to assume that, for now, the main concern with ISHMAEL to keep an eye out for them. I do agree with the idea of attempting contact with him. Better to make it clear we come in peace.

The Kharaa are far more pressing - Does anyone know any other way to identify them or have a theory of how to distinguish them from natural moss/algae?