Aparoid

Aparoids (アパロイド, Aparoido) are a race of insect-like creatures that are part-machine, part-life form.

Appearance
The aparoids are mainly insect-like cybernetic creatures that come in an immense variety, all of which are connected together by a hive mind ruled by the queen

Society and Culture
The aparoid race live, fight, and reproduce in similar manners to ant or bee colonies. There are foot soldiers on the ground and in the air like ants. The aparoid queen is very similar to the enormous queens of both species as they are the source of reproduction and are found in tunnel like dwellings. The aparoid homeworld's decor and technologies are built in honeycombed or hexagon shaped patterns which bees are often associated with. They are drawn to large energy scources, like bees to nectar, seeking out lifeforms and technology to assimulate and add to their own ranks and territory.

Abilities
They have the ability to control other technology in a viral manner and are thus extremely lethal to anything that gets in their way. It takes the destruction of the aparoid queen for them to be entirely ridden. The aparoids were also capable of withstanding extreme temperatures and climate environments, particularly severe blizzards. Aparoids can also survive in the vaccum of space, allowing their vast numbers to virtually overwhelm any enemy fleets.