A weird aside, but wasn’t Nancy Crator (sp?) the salt creature from ST:TOS?
I don’t know - LOL. I will try to research it.
Played by Jeanne Bal
Episode: TOS 006 - The Man Trap
"Wife of archaeologist Robert Crater, Nancy accompanied her husband to planet M-113 in 2261. She was killed roughly three years later by the last surviving, salt-sucking creature native to that planet. The creature used its hypnotic powers to appear to Prof. Crater as Nancy, giving him companionship in return for a steady supply of salt. In 2266, the creature also appeared as Nancy to Leonard McCoy, who had been romantically involved with Nancy ten years prior."