Darkonges have come to recognize and keep up with
the changing sounds of war on Earth’s surface.  Feedings
on human beings are the most efficient type of feedings for
Darkonges.  Dying human beings and the freshly dead on battlefields
make the process of feeding easy, as the dead or dying may already
lay face down on the ground.  In such circumstances, Darkonges
do not need to exert effort to sneak up on their prey or to secrete
pheromones.

When feeding on human subjects, a Darkonge extends its thin,
delicate, secondary proboscis, from inside its thicker, tougher, primary
proboscis.  The secondary proboscis inserts through the nose of the
subject and sweeps through every sinus.  The essences of these spaces
are directly and efficiently absorbed into the body of the Darkonge
where needed.

If a primary proboscis feeding is necessary for bulk material, the
Darkonge inserts it into any gaping wounds on a prey’s body.  With
bodies positioned various ways on the ground, Darkonges feed,
unobserved by others.  Bodies that have been dead for too long are not
useful for Darkonges’ feedings.

When freshly dead humans are not easily available, Darkonges
seek other prey, such as wildlife or domesticated animals.  Lazy and
seeking to avoid detection, the Darkonge prefers to prey on domestic
species, such as cattle grazing in isolated areas.  Darkonges use their
primary proboscis because bulk tissue is required from this type of
prey.  The primary proboscis can be inserted into the anus, nostril, ear,
or eye of the animal.

The bulk material sucked into the Darkonge body must then
be rendered into the essences needed by the Darkonge’s body.  This
rendering, or digestive process, is time-consuming and unpleasant
for the Darkonge.  Darkonges do not like rendering because it is work,
something the lazy Darkonges despise.  Primary proboscis feedings
always leave prey dead.

Most noteworthy about Darkonges was the reference to a
protoplasmic variety.  Most commonly, protoplasmic varieties were
parasitic and capable of moving between the surface of a planet and the
near space orbit around it.