# Sandsifter

Eats forty thousand sand mites a day and never once says thank you.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `starlight-anteater` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/starlight-anteater/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/starlight-anteater/record.json)

## At a glance

- A long red brown snout, a pale crystal horn on its back, and a tongue that is better left unmeasured.

- Leaves Seven alone until he comes within about 13 metres. Then it charges. A hit takes 10 points off a 100-point shield.

- Home: Kesh.

## Appearances

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) (context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/))

- [The creatures](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/creatures.html): Named in this published page.

- [The map of Doorly Orbital](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/map.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Inspired by Giant anteater; the guide describes its game depiction.

## Sources

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html)

## Reference library

### Scene

![Sandsifter in the Starlight Menagerie.](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/anteater-three.webp)

Sandsifter in the Starlight Menagerie.

[Download original](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/anteater-three.webp) · [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `b0727738856a94cced87aed3e6ba44e759d3c8ac198f88bd2ca2f5ab8b5d3162`