Rigelian hypnoids

A Rigelian hpnoid is a fictional alien animal featured in the Star Trek multimedia franchise. It appeared in the tenth episode of season one of Star Trek: The Animated Series titled "Mudd's Passion".

A Rigelian hypnoid is an alien animal with pink skin, six legs, a tapered snout and a long tail. The possess the ability to generate illusions in the minds of others, possibly as a defensive mechanism. Galactic swindler Harcourt Fenton Mudd acquried a Rigelian hypnoid and brought it to the planet Motherlode. He had it create the illusion that it was a beautiful blonde female named Lora in the minds of the Ursinian miners there. This was part of a scheme on Mudd's part to trick the miners into purchasing crystals from him, which could be used to create a love potion. The miners were nearly convinced, watching "Lora" fawning all over Harry Mudd. Federation officers Captain James T. Kirk and Mister Spock came to the planet where Spock used his phaser to dispel the illusion, revealing the hypnoid in its true form. As the miners raised their fists in an uproar, the Rigelian hypnoid slinked away.