Pting

The Pting were a species that existed in the 67th century.

Biology
Pting were a tiny species that fed off energy in order to survive. They were a vicious species, but were strictly non-carnivorous and didn't consume anything with organic matter. The Pting were able to consume any material that could incarcerate or threaten them, including the Thirteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver making imprisoning them impossible and confining them to small areas dissuaded. They were believed to have been un-killable and could survive without oxygen. They were also deadly to the touch as they excreted poison. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum)

History
Many attempts to study the Pting had failed, as had all attempts to keep some in captivity. Nevertheless, by the 67th century, Item Seven Alpha Cubed of the Perils of the Constant Division was a vid-briefing that was available on the Tsuranga. It had been allocated the threat level, Chalice, the highest level.

Eve Cicero once encountered a Pting. It massacred her entire fleet and she learnt from the encounter that they kill relentlessly, a fact that she relayed to the Doctor when faced with another one.

Another Pting sneaked aboard the Tsuranga in an attempt to consume its anti-matter power core only for the Thirteenth Doctor to stop them. The Thirteenth Doctor removed a detonation device from the reactor to avoid the ship being exploded. Before this particular Pting devoured the core, it attempted to eat its way through the ship. It was dispatched by consuming the detonation device and being ejected into space. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum)