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Wow, people really hate ling. I have a few ideas though.For one, lings are just too damn quiet. Giving them silent objs tends to lead to that.
Lets add a timer. If a ling hasnt gotten a new genome in 2-5 minutes, they start losing chemicals until they are powerless, dying in 10-20 mins of no absorb. Obviously remove sting, they HAVE to grab and eat someone.
Automatically put on the clothes of your victims gear, saving what you had on. Your genome is as important as the gear to match it, saving it(minus backpack) would be a godsend. If you have to, handwave it as organic fiber to match what the vitims were wearing.
Bring some form of parasting back.
With these three changes, 1-3 lings would devastate a station in a short period of time. With their constant need to feed, people will keep disappearing, adding to the tension, and without bodies, they are MUCH harder to track, making eating even more rewarding.