THE SUN-POWERED CREATURES (1934)

SOURCES: "The Sunless World" (Amazing Stories, December 1934)

DESCRIPTION: “...We encountered a race of metallic creatures who lived entirely from the rays of a sun during the period of daylight and slumped into a coma of inactivity and near-death during the darkness...And they were so numerous, catching us entirely unawares at the dawn if a new day, that they swarmed all over our bodies and we were overpowered. But by nightfall they were utterly helpless, and we escaped safely...” (“The Sunless World ” by Neil R. Jones)

NOTES: The Sun-powered creatures are aggressive and attack the exploring Zoromes.

HISTORY: Just a throw-away bit but it could have been a story in its own right. Jones was not prolific (compared to writers like Edmond Hamilton or Raymond Z. Gallun). He obviously had plenty of ideas but never got around to writing them all out fully.