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The Primordial was massive in size; the mold encapsulating the being outlined a being approximately fifteen meters tall and eleven meters wide. Originally when first witnessed by the Didact on Charum Hakkor, the creature was said to possess an insectoid head, four arms, and two degenerate legs.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 277''</ref> However, aboard Installation 07, the creature was described as having a large number of legs which it held in a curled-up position similar to a spider.<ref name="p108">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 108-109''</ref><ref group="note">As a Gravemind, the Primordial was capable of shifting its physical form to an extent (such as rearranging its limbs), explaining the different number of legs.</ref> The creature's torso was described as "grossly fat," and its skin was covered in a glassy, crystalline coating; a fine powder often fell from its body, perhaps Flood spores or the same powder responsible for the original Flood outbreak. A long, segmented "tail" was attached to the base of the skull, tipped with a two meter-long barb. Each hand had three fingers and a central opposable thumb.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 119''</ref><ref name="c277">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 277''</ref>