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Bullsquids are a fictional alien species in the science fiction computer game Half-Life (Valve Software, 1998). They are bipedal, highly aggressive creatures that appear throughout the Black Mesa Research Facility due to a dimensional rift. Bullsquid appear to be able to survive, if not thrive, in environments that are unfriendly or even toxic to humans, including sewers and pools of radioactive, chemical or biological waste. In its native dimension, called Xen, bullsquid are sometimes found near pools of an unknown liquid that has healing properties to humans. Image File history File links HalfLife_Bullsquid. ... Image File history File links HalfLife_Bullsquid. ... Half-Life For a quantity subject to exponential decay, the half-life is the time required for the quantity to fall to half of its initial value. ... The existence of extraterrestrial life remains hypothetical though human beings continue to search Extraterrestrial life is life that may exist and originate outside the planet Earth. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Half-Life For a quantity subject to exponential decay, the half-life is the time required for the quantity to fall to half of its initial value. ... Valve Software is a Bellevue, Washington-based video game developer made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A biped (BY-ped) meaning two feet (Latin bi = two + ped = foot) is an animal that travels across surfaces supported by two legs. ... The Black Mesa Research Facility is a fictional complex located in the desert of New Mexico, United States, and is the setting for most of the events of the computer game Half-Life and its expansions. ... 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ... Toxic redirects here, but this is also the name of a song by Britney Spears; see Toxic (song) Look up toxic and toxicity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are biologically classified as bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or thinking man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. ... Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = word). ... Islands in Xen A larger island Colourful manta creatures glide gracefully through the skies of Xen Tree-like organisms can be found throughout Xen Xen is the origin of the alien species that appear in the science fiction computer game Half-Life (Valve Software, 1998). ...

Physical description

The body of a bullsquid is vaguely similar in appearance to that of a small sauropod, with two muscular legs and a thick tail that tapers to a point. The thorax abruptly joins the creature's head with no neck or other visible separation. A typical specimen stands roughly one metre tall and about two metres in length. A light-colored, irisless eye is mounted on either side of its head. Image File history File links Gordon encounters some placid bullsquids leisurely feeding from a stream as he teleports through Xen randomly in the immediate aftermath of the resonance cascade at Black Mesa. ... Image File history File links Gordon encounters some placid bullsquids leisurely feeding from a stream as he teleports through Xen randomly in the immediate aftermath of the resonance cascade at Black Mesa. ... Islands in Xen A larger island Colourful manta creatures glide gracefully through the skies of Xen Tree-like organisms can be found throughout Xen Xen is the origin of the alien species that appear in the science fiction computer game Half-Life (Valve Software, 1998). ... Families Brachiosauridae Camarasauridae Cetiosauridae Diplodocidae Euhelopodidae Nemegtosauridae Titanosauridae Vulcanodontidae Sauropoda, the sauropods, are a suborder or infraorder of the saurischian (lizard-hipped) dinosaurs. ... Diagram of a tsetse fly, showing the head, thorax and abdomen The thorax is a division of an animals body that lies between the head and the abdomen. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length. ... The human iris The iris is the grey-brown area. ... An eye is an organ of vision that detects light. ...

The bullsquid's most striking feature, however, is the collection of bright red, tentacular protrusions which surround its mouth and allow it to grasp prey. The bullsquid can also charge an opponent with surprising speed and force; these two attributes (tentacles and a tendency to charge) lend the creature its portmanteau name. Tentacles can refer to the elongated flexible organs that are present in many invertebrates, and sometimes to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. ... It has been suggested that blend (linguistics) be merged into this article or section. ...

The bullsquid's overall coloration is roughly comparable to that of a spotted cat: its skin is a sandy brown covered on its upper surfaces with dark spots. The creature's skin appears to be slimy and viscous, however, similar to that of a terrestrial amphibian such as a frog. It has been suggested that Cat breed be merged into this article or section. ... Orders Subclass Labyrinthodontia- extinct Subclass Lepospondyli- extinct Subclass Lissamphibia Anura Caudata Gymnophiona Amphibians (class Amphibia) are a taxon of animals that include all tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) that do not have amniotic eggs. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families A frog is an amphibian in the order Anura. ...

Bullsquids sport a very apparent hostility towards headcrabs, and will usually ignore the player and attack a headcrab if they see one. It is most likely that the headcrabs are the Bullsquid's main source of food in Xen. Left: A headcrab from Half-Life. ...

Offensive abilities

The bullsquid, as previously mentioned, can charge at a target and inflict moderate damage. At close range, a hostile bullsquid can grip an opponent with its tentacles and toss it with great force. It will also use its tail as a painful whip. When the object of hostility is beyond the range of these methods of aggression, the bullsquid can "spit" a greenish, highly corrosive secretion with impressive accuracy. Bullsquids will deliver "death blows" when they sense their opponents are weak enough by performing a round-house with their tail, often "gibbing" them. It has been suggested that Corrosive be merged into this article or section. ...

Bullsquids in Half-Life 2

While not in Half-Life 2 itself, the book Raising the Bar explains that the creatures were, at least, going to be visible or mentioned during it. Dr. Eli Vance's lost leg was to be explained as a result of a bullsquid attack, and one of the scenes during a plot-reveal scene would have shown bullsquids frollicking outside a supermarket. The Half-Life 2: Substance mod incorporates the bullsquid by placing it in modified versions of existing Half-Life 2 maps. Dr. Eli Vance Dr. Eli Vance is a fictional character from the computer games Half-Life (1998) and Half-Life 2 (2004) by Valve Software. ...

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Bullsquids in Half-Life 2

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