Wanamingo

Wanamingos (also referred to as aliens) are mutant creatures that appear in Fallout 2.

Characteristics
They hatch from eggs laid by a wanamingo queen - a large grey-colored wanamingo that others protect. They aren't intelligent in terms of typical fauna, but the species is described to have a collective mentality.

Long-lived but unable to reproduce without a queen, they are slowly dying out by 2241. The only known queen lives in the wanamingo mine in Redding. All "aliens" living in that mine are killed by the Chosen One in 2242. Other wanamingos can be found scattered throughout the wasteland between Redding and San Francisco, including in the San Francisco tanker.

Wanamingo
Wanamingos are strange mutant animals that live mostly in underground colonies. They are often mistaken for extraterrestrial beings, due to their otherworldly anatomy.

Wanamingo queen
The wanamingo queen is the matriarch of the wanamingos, found within the depths of the mine near Redding. This is the only queen known to exist in 2241. She can lay eggs for the reproduction of the wanamingos and can be found in her breeding room.

Appearances
Wanamingos appear in Fallout 2 and appeared in Fallout 76 in plushie form as part of the Fallout 76 update One Wasteland For All.

Behind the scenes

 * The creatures are mentioned in the Fallout Bible 2.
 * Chris Avellone recalls that the creatures got their name from the mine they were found in.
 * A wanamingo was depicted as concept art in The Art of Fallout 3.