What exactly are the "Thresher Maw" ?

[Arndell]

This very specific species of non space faring burrowing animal seems to independently appear and thrive all over the galaxy?

Does this ever get explained or theroized on in game?

I played the whole trilogy when it came out in the past so i'm not worried about any spoilers for side content.

Just playing ME1 again and fought quite a few threshers on the planets...billions of lightyears apart, all with the exact same colour and physical traits..also size, exact same size.

It's possible it's just a "This is an ME series stable, don't question it" sure.
But the series does shine a light on unique to planet species, mentions of extinctions, forced extinctions e,g the Rachnai etc.

[Black Hole]

Read the codex it goes more into detail than I can come up on the spot, but they are giant worms that are extremely resilient and deadly.

[G_Moneh]

Do they ever explain how they populated multiple planets? Like you come across them all over the galaxy in ME1 and then in ME2 and ME3 they are on Tutchanka.

Like, what are the space worms flying around the galaxy colonizing?

[Arndell]

Originally posted by Megatron:

Read the codex it goes more into detail than I can come up on the spot, but they are giant worms that are extremely resilient and deadly.

That's self evident.

The thought I had is wondering how their very specific brand of apex predator has appeared over literally every arm of the mily way galaxy.

There are no different species traits, they can't travel through space themselves.

They either all miraculously independently evolved over every inch of the galaxy or they were intentionally spread around by an intelligent species.

Or..ofc..it's video game logic :P

[ChevyNoel]

From the wiki:
They reproduce via spores that can lie dormant for millennia and are robust enough to survive prolonged periods in deep space and atmospheric re-entry. As a result, thresher maw spores appear on many worlds, spread by previous generations of space travelers.

[Black Hole]

Ah I forgot it was a spore thing that makes sense.

[G_Moneh]

Originally posted by ChevyNoel:

From the wiki:
They reproduce via spores that can lie dormant for millennia and are robust enough to survive prolonged periods in deep space and atmospheric re-entry. As a result, thresher maw spores appear on many worlds, spread by previous generations of space travelers.

It reads like an Aliens movie.

You would think the Council would authorize a genophage for these big beast.

[The Commendatore]

Why would the Council authorize that? Thresher Maws are nowhere near as big a threat as the Rachni were.

[G_Moneh]

Originally posted by Le Désir de Vivre:

Why would the Council authorize that? Thresher Maws are nowhere near as big a threat as the Rachni were.

It was meant as more satirical on the idea that they cause a lot of havoc although admittedly not as big as Krogan which I think you meant.

[Arndell]

Originally posted by ChevyNoel:

From the wiki:
They reproduce via spores that can lie dormant for millennia and are robust enough to survive prolonged periods in deep space and atmospheric re-entry. As a result, thresher maw spores appear on many worlds, spread by previous generations of space travelers.

I see, they are mushroom snakes.

I now find it hard to think there aren't standardised "thresher spore scans" in the ME universe. but at least there is an attempt to explain it.