Item #: SCP-3685
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: All recovered instances of SCP-3685 are to be kept in aquatic containment chambers within Site-90 in quantities of 20 or less, with each container no less then five meters from any other. Said aquatic containment chambers are to remain completely sealed with no plumbing apparatuses equipped within them, or within five meter proximity. Any and all maintenance on SCP-3685's aquatic containment chambers are to be performed by operated aquatic machinery.
All instances of SCP-3685 have yet to be isolated, but it is observed to be widespread in the Pacific Ocean and the North-West United States, with smaller instances noted in noted in Asia and South America.. Mobile Task Force Pi-1 ("City Slickers") personnel are to survey for SCP-3685 infestations within urban areas in the North-West United States. Should an infestation be discovered, all instances are to be recovered and transported to Site-90 for permanent containment. Should transportation be infeasible, Mobile Task Force Epsilon-9 ("Fire Eaters") are to be dispatched to the location of the infestation and incinerate all SCP-3685 instances, hosts, and nests.
Three SCP Foundation submarine vessels (named the SCPS Whitley, the SCPS Ballone, and the SCPS Nill) are to patrol the Pacific Ocean for dormant instances of SCP-3685. Should an SCP-3685 hive be discovered, it is to be immediately demolished, with any surviving instances to be transported to Site-90 for containment.
Description: SCP-3685 is an unidentified species of isopod with its organisms measuring 0.3 m in length.
SCP-3685's anatomy consists of six legs and a hardened exoskeleton alongside a pair of wings similar to the American cockroach's (Periplaneta americana). All instances of SCP-3685 have the ability to contort their bodies into formations without harming their exoskeleton; this action is commonly performed by instances because of their tendency to enter houses through plumbing apparatuses. It is capable of these sometimes extreme contortions due to the flexible nature of the exoskeleton, and the almost complete lack of vital organs. Aside from a few major nerve branches, SCP-3685 internals appear to be made up almost exclusively of complex bacterial colonies, with some bearing a resemblance to the R. pachyptila common to deep-sea tube worms.
SCP-3685's primary anomalous properties manifest upon contact with human flesh. Immediately following contact, the SCP-3685 instance will latch itself onto the subject's skin and will be irremovable for a varying period of time lasting between ten minutes and seven hours. This is not just a mechanical process, as several secretions will rapidly adhere to the subject’s skin. Surgery or significant force is required to remove SCP-3685 at this stage, often resulting in significant damage to the tissue.
eggs/larva in body, some kind of control or direction, possibly related to internal bug bacteria. Nukes some brain function, induces hording behavior/nesting
human host and home become nest/farming material, fungal growths harvested by mature bugs as time goes on ref. leafcutter ant farming. Human appears to be filthy, crazy horder
hive mind/control bit, again possible relation to bacteria, poorly understood. Gets stronger in swarms, can start to influence people, possible plague aspects from secondary infections
possible "mama bug" somewhere down deep, bloop signals, heavy censoring, little info, implied bugs may be simple extensions, like remote mouths/limbs for something worse. Possible Dagon implications/reference
need some good wtf pictures, simple up top, heavier shock deeper in article, maybe cap with photo evidence of implied horror mama bug
need to downplay excessive bio explanations, otherwise is just a cryptid,justify containment and such






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