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+//What belongs here? all non grubs that reuse grub code, Let's start off with grub like SMES mimics
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/retaliate/solargrub/smes
+	name = "juvenile SMESgrub"
+	desc = "A young sparkling SMESgrub"
+	icon = 'icons/obj/power.dmi'
+	icon_state = "smes"
+	icon_living = "smes"
+	icon_dead = "smes"
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/retaliate/solargrub/smes/big
+	name = "Greater SMESgrub"
+	desc = "A big sparkling SMESgrub"
+	icon = 'icons/obj/power.dmi'
+	icon_state = "smes"
+	icon_living = "smes"
+	icon_dead = "smes"
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/retaliate/solargrub/smes/big/New()
+	expand_size(2)
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/retaliate/solargrub/smes/proc/expand_size(var/size=null)
+	size_multiplier = size
+	update_icons()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/retaliate/solargrub/smes/death()
+	..()
+	var/location = get_turf(src)
+	new /obj/machinery/power/smes(location)
+	qdel(src)