ExtraGen

ExtraGen is a corporation that created many of the creatures now housed in The Menagerie. It was one of the first major biotechnology corporations founded on the new world, following the law to allow unrestricted genetic engineering. ExtraGen was founded by some of the scientists aboard the Ark ship, which contained the genetic information of nearly every animal. Founded under the rationale that initially the colonists from Earth would appreciate products derived from Earth wildlife.

They developed a number of creatures in the product line known as Nature Improved, which used Earth wildlife products, upscaled and designed to be more efficient. Among these was the Theraphosid

Eventually, the corporation headquarters suffered a major disaster, during which many workers were killed. Menagerie containment crews were sent in, and successfully contained collected all the remaining assets in one of the first major cleanups undertaken by the recently formed Menagerie. All surviving creatures were shipped to the Menagerie itself, where many of them still reside. All genetic information was auctioned off to other Biotech firms, and many of the surviving workers went to other companies to continue producing genetically engineered creatures.