Physiology

The Ceti Eel is a fictional creature found in the second Star Trek movie Wrath of Khan. The creature is an inhabitant of the planet Ceti Alpha V. The Ceti Eel was the only indigenous creature of The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, Ceti Alpha V is the fifth planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, consisting of a Class M, or Earth-like environment. ...

A full grown Ceti Eel

Ceti Alpha V to survive after Ceti Alpha VI exploded and sent Ceti Alpha V into a different orbit. After the explosion the planet was covered in dust and the Ceti Eel along with the Augments (Khan and his men)were the only surviving creatures. Ceti Eels incubate their larvae between their protective plates. Upon birth the larve will seek out a larger animal enter it's skull through the ear and wrap itself around the cerebrel cortex. This causes the subgect intense pain and makes them suceptible to suggestion. The larvae may also cause insanity or drive the victim to suicide. Once the larvae finish maturing the host creature dies. The Ceti Eel has green blood. Image File history File links ceti eel from wrath of khan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, Ceti Alpha V is the fifth planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, consisting of a Class M, or Earth-like environment. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Ceti Alpha VI was the sixth planet in the Ceti Alpha system before it exploded. ... The Augments were a genetically enhanced race of superhumans in the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise. ...

Importance

Marla McGivers was killed by one of these creatures while she was in exile on Ceti Alpha V (Marla McGivers was Khan Noonien Singh's wife). 20 of Khan's men were killed in the same fashion. This is on of the reasons that Khan wanted so despretly to destroy Captain James T. Kirk (along with the fact he wanted to show that he was superior to him). When Captain Clark Terell and Commander Pavel Chekov were conducting a close range sensor scan on the planet (they thought it was Ceti Alpha VI) they were captured by Khan. Khan implanted the Ceti Eel Larvae in their ears. Terell later killed himself, but Chekov's worm was removed. In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Lieutenant Marla McGivers was the historian aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), however she rarely had active duties to perform. ... In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, Ceti Alpha V is the fifth planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, consisting of a Class M, or Earth-like environment. ... Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional villain in the Star Trek universe. ... James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ... Pavel Andreivich Chekov, a character from the fictional Star Trek universe, was the Navigator and Weapons Officer on the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Ceti Alpha VI was the sixth planet in the Ceti Alpha system before it exploded. ...