Talk:Characteristics/@comment-68.11.131.36-20141005011545/@comment-3215447-20141026122637

They do get quite a bit more from their food then we do, which is why they don't tolerate starvation as much as many regular animals and will even put themselves in considerable harms way to sometimes get food. You were definitely on the money there.

I should also mention now that the fauna of the nebula does "harness starlight", but the nebula works like a denser filter then our own ozone layer. There are many stars inside the nebula which both heat and light the interior, and only in particular spots (where it's not too hot/cold or too light/dark) is where the animals reside.