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The '''Xaranti''' were a race of [[scorpion]]-like aliens.
The '''Xaranti''' were a race of [[scorpion]]-like aliens.


==Appearance==
==Biology==
A pure Xaranti is described as being a combination of a [[spider]], a scorpion and a bull. They are covered in quills and have pure-black eyes. They have eight spider-like legs and a scorpion-like tail (which injects a concentrated slime). They also smell like rotting [[fish]]. The individual Xaranti aren't especially bright and are instead controlled [[telepathy|telepathically]] by the [[queen]].
A pure Xaranti was described as being a combination of a [[spider]], a [[scorpion]] and a [[cattle|bull]]. They were covered in quills and had pure-black eyes. They had eight spider-like legs and a scorpion-like tail (which injected a concentrated slime). They also smelled like rotting [[fish]]. The individual Xaranti weren't especially bright and were instead controlled [[telepathy|telepathically]] by the [[queen]].


The Xaranti queen is a large, amorphous but intelligent blob. The queen is created and added to when the lesser Xaranti spit up a gel containing all their knowledge. This gel is added to the queen, who gains all the knowledge. The queen can take the forms of creatures the Xaranti have infected, but only for seconds.
The Xaranti queen was a large, amorphous but intelligent blob. The queen was created and added to when the lesser Xaranti spit up a gel containing all their knowledge. This gel was added to the queen, who gained all the knowledge. The queen could take the forms of creatures the Xaranti had infected, but only for seconds. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'')


==Biology==
===Life Cycle===
Xaranti don't seem to reproduce normally and instead infect healthy members of other [[:Category:Races and species|species]].
Xaranti didn't seem to reproduce normally and instead infected healthy members of other species.


The Xaranti start by spitting out a clear slime (probably related to the slime used to create the queen). The infection is [[water]]-borne and can be transmitted by swimming or eating infected sea-life. The infection begins with the host becoming more irritable and violent, and with them growing quills. Next, their eyes turn black and then the extra legs start to grow from their back. At this point, the host loses their mind and individuality and has become part of the swarm.
The Xaranti started by spitting out a clear slime (probably related to the slime used to create the queen). The infection was [[water]]-borne and could be transmitted by swimming or eating infected sea-life. The infection began with the host becoming more irritable and violent and with them growing quills. Next, their eyes turned black and then the extra legs started to grow from their back. At this point, the host lost their mind and individuality and had become part of the swarm.


Oddly enough, the [[plague]] isn't biologically based, but instead mentally based. The slime makes the host believe they ''are'' supposed to turn into Xaranti. This means strong-willed individuals can last longer and very mentally powerful people can stop the infection.
This [[:Category:Diseases and illnesses|plague]] wasn't biologically based, but instead [[telepathy|mentally based]]. The slime made the host believe they ''were'' supposed to turn into Xaranti. This meant strong-willed individuals could last longer and very mentally powerful people could stop the infection. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'')


==Technology ==
==Technology ==
Xaranti have no [[culture]] or [[technology]], and instead steal other races. On one occasion, the Xaranti were using a [[Morok]] Battle cruiser with their own adjustments. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'')
Xaranti have no culture or technology, and instead steal other races. On one occasion, the Xaranti were using a [[Morok]] Battle cruiser with their own adjustments. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'')


==History==
==History==
The Xaranti were apparently involved in a war with the [[Zygon]]s, during this war their homeworld was destroyed.([[EDA]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]]'')
The Xaranti were apparently involved in a war with the [[Zygon]]s, during this war their homeworld was destroyed. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]]'')
 
In the [[1970s]], the Xaranti came to [[Earth]] and tried to infect the [[Human]]s. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'')
[[Category:Insectoid species]]
[[Category:Insectoid species]]
[[Category:Amorphous species]]
[[Category:Hive minds]]
[[Category:Hive minds]]

Revision as of 21:02, 11 October 2010

The Xaranti were a race of scorpion-like aliens.

Biology

A pure Xaranti was described as being a combination of a spider, a scorpion and a bull. They were covered in quills and had pure-black eyes. They had eight spider-like legs and a scorpion-like tail (which injected a concentrated slime). They also smelled like rotting fish. The individual Xaranti weren't especially bright and were instead controlled telepathically by the queen.

The Xaranti queen was a large, amorphous but intelligent blob. The queen was created and added to when the lesser Xaranti spit up a gel containing all their knowledge. This gel was added to the queen, who gained all the knowledge. The queen could take the forms of creatures the Xaranti had infected, but only for seconds. (PDA: Deep Blue)

Life Cycle

Xaranti didn't seem to reproduce normally and instead infected healthy members of other species.

The Xaranti started by spitting out a clear slime (probably related to the slime used to create the queen). The infection was water-borne and could be transmitted by swimming or eating infected sea-life. The infection began with the host becoming more irritable and violent and with them growing quills. Next, their eyes turned black and then the extra legs started to grow from their back. At this point, the host lost their mind and individuality and had become part of the swarm.

This plague wasn't biologically based, but instead mentally based. The slime made the host believe they were supposed to turn into Xaranti. This meant strong-willed individuals could last longer and very mentally powerful people could stop the infection. (PDA: Deep Blue)

Technology

Xaranti have no culture or technology, and instead steal other races. On one occasion, the Xaranti were using a Morok Battle cruiser with their own adjustments. (PDA: Deep Blue)

History

The Xaranti were apparently involved in a war with the Zygons, during this war their homeworld was destroyed. (EDA: The Bodysnatchers)

In the 1970s, the Xaranti came to Earth and tried to infect the Humans. (PDA: Deep Blue)