When the Federation starship is fired upon again, the quintotriticale spills in the corridors, and the tribbles feed on it, growing to a size so massive that the glommer can no longer devour them.

寇克把琼斯从克林贡上救过来，发现他带着一类新品种斯，它们经过了基因改造以减缓繁殖进程。