The parasite is made of cast rubber measuring (6 in. x 3 in.) expertly studio painted and affixed to its original screen used housing consisting of a plastic hinged clamshell case (12 in. x 11 ½ in. x 1 ½ in.) with cast resin and metal components. The case has a painted black interior, gunmetal gray exterior and light blue and fuchsia color striping to the front roll grip portion of the box. It has embedded magnets on the interior lid for fastening it to the metal plate on the interior lip. Various plastic cords are attached to move the legs of the parasite in the close up shot.
Seen in the Star Trek: TNG season one episode #125 “Conspiracy,” which aired the week May 9, 1988. After Captain Picard received a dark warning from an old friend, the Enterprise returned to Earth to stop an alien invasion from taking over Starfleet Command. This special effects parasite and case were seen in Starfleet Command when Admiral Quinn was checking on the parasite before getting beamed up to the Enterprise. Quinn intended to implant Dr. Beverly Crusher with this parasite. Instead, Commander William T. Riker caught Quinn's attention first, and Quinn attempted to infect him instead. Riker attempted to fight him off, but was easily overpowered, as were Worf and Geordi. He was only subdued when Dr. Crusher shot him repeatedly with a phaser set to kill. The parasite is made of cast rubber measuring (6 in. x 3 in.) expertly studio painted and affixed to its original screen used housing consisting of a plastic hinged clamshell case (12 in. x 11 ½ in. x 1 ½ in.) with cast resin and metal components. The case has a painted black interior, gunmetal gray exterior and light blue and fuchsia color striping to the front roll grip portion of the box. It has embedded magnets on the interior lid for fastening it to the metal plate on the interior lip. Various plastic cords are attached to move the legs of the parasite in the close up shot. Movieheaven1969 (Sheri Clapkin) November 14, 2025 - Alan Sims TNG Property Master.
