Celaeno,
a minor hive fleet active in a cluster of dim stars,
emerging from dark waters in the half-light of day,
twisting and coiling in frail gravity.
...a unique set of forces converge here...
...creating a major biological alliance...
...any waste is recycled...
...the tentacles draw the victim into the central mouth...
...can create colonies by cloning exact replicas of themselves...
...their strategy is mass production...
...its maze-like structure... a three-dimensional puzzle...
...but mass spawning creates plenty of chances to create hybrids...
...a hybrid makes an unusual addition to the family tree...
...whenever species interbreed, the branches reconnect...
...hiding away, they can feed and grow safe from predators...
...much about this relationship remains a mystery...
This is a beautiful army. Well done.
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DeleteInteresting scheme - like a reverse of Kraken. Good looking Nids you have there.
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