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A '''Spice Harvester''' is a large, heavy, mobile factory that is dropped by carrier ships (known as [[Carryall|Carryalls]]) onto spice fields. These machines would then harvest and process the spice off the top of the desert floor.
  
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A '''spice harvester''' is a large, heavy, mobile factory designed to harvest the [[Spice Melange]]. It is dropped by carrier ships (known as [[Carryall]]s) onto spice fields. These machines would then harvest and process the spice off the top of the desert floor.
   
 
This immense farming mechanism is used solely on [[Arrakis]], as it was the only known source of [[spice]] before the [[Tleilaxu]] developed a substitute.
  
This immense farming mechanism is used solely on [[Arrakis]], as it was the only known source of [[spice]] before the [[Tleilaxu]] developed a substitute.
   
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Because of the vibrations caused by the harvesters, 2 or 3 [[ornithopter|ornithopters]] (called [[spotters]]) flew in the sky above the spice harvester, watching for [[wormsign]] (an obvious sign that a [[sandworm]] is approaching). Upon detecting wormsign, the harvester would be picked up immediately to clear it out of the way. A sandworm can be large enough to swallow the harvesters.
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Because of the rhythmic sound they make, they are regularly eaten by [[sandworms]]. That's why 2 or 3 [[ornithopter]]s (called [[spotters]]) flew in the sky above the spice harvester, watching for [[wormsign]] (an obvious sign that a sandworm is approaching). Upon detecting wormsign, the harvester would be picked up immediately to clear it out of the way. A sandworm can be large enough to swallow the harvesters.
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When Muad' Dib asked [[Liet Kynes]] if they would see a sandworm while viewing the spice harvesting, Kynes replied that they always come when they hear a spice harvester.
   
 
A good example of this process is seen in [[Dune (novel)]] when [[Duke Leto Atreides]] travels into the desert to inspect the process.
  
A good example of this process is seen in [[Dune (novel)]] when [[Duke Leto Atreides]] travels into the desert to inspect the process.
   
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== Pictures of Harvesters ==
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Screenshot 2019-03-02-13-36-26-1.png|Dune Boardgame illustration
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S-l300-1-1.jpg|Spice Harvesters as depicted in the Dune CCG
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5135RamHQYL-1.jpg|Spiceworkers - Dune CCG Illustration
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51ZABJRL6sL-1.jpg|Dune CCG illustration
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51pKQwCZUQL. SY445 -1.jpg|Dune CCG illustration
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488-1.jpg|Harvesters as depIcted in the Dune CCG
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Cool-dune-cover-1.png|Harvester on Dune Book Cover
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Big-pickup.jpg|Harvester and Carryall in Dune 2000
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Ammon.png|Harvester in Dune 2
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Harvester.png|Harvester in front of Sietch in Cryos 1991 Dune Game
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Screenshot 2019-02-27-18-47-59-1.png|Harvester illustration from the Dune Encyclopedia
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51h7zx78BoL-1.jpg|Harvester and Spice Driver as depicted in the Dune CCG
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51ZfhHJn3pL-1.jpg|Harvesters and Members of the Spice Miners Union as depicted in the Dune CCG
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Analog+Jan+1964+Dune+John+Schoenherr+2.jpg|archaic Spice Harvester - Illustration by John Schoenherr
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H-Harvester-Big.jpg|harvester - Emperor:battle for dune pc game
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Duharvester.png|Spice factory - Frank Herbert's Dune Videogame
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Duharv2.png|Harvester control- Frank Herbert's Dune Videogame
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A spice harvester is a large, heavy, mobile factory designed to harvest the Spice Melange. It is dropped by carrier ships (known as Carryalls) onto spice fields. These machines would then harvest and process the spice off the top of the desert floor.

This immense farming mechanism is used solely on Arrakis, as it was the only known source of spice before the Tleilaxu developed a substitute.

Because of the rhythmic sound they make, they are regularly eaten by sandworms. That's why 2 or 3 ornithopters (called spotters) flew in the sky above the spice harvester, watching for wormsign (an obvious sign that a sandworm is approaching). Upon detecting wormsign, the harvester would be picked up immediately to clear it out of the way. A sandworm can be large enough to swallow the harvesters.

When Muad' Dib asked Liet Kynes if they would see a sandworm while viewing the spice harvesting, Kynes replied that they always come when they hear a spice harvester.

A good example of this process is seen in Dune (novel) when Duke Leto Atreides travels into the desert to inspect the process.

Pictures of Harvesters

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