Ship Louse

The ship louse is a common sight aboard airships. They feed on the fungal growths that cling the bottom of the hull and otherwise compete for the ecological niche of rats on ships.

Ship lice are often caught and boiled and added to hardtack to make it palatable.

A delicacy among airmen is hull caviar. The eggs of the ship lice. Creamy in texture with a distinctive fishy aromatic wood taste. When prepared by a good cook is worth a gold tooth.

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