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|type = [[Insectoid]] | |type = [[Insectoid]] | ||
|affiliation = | |affiliation = | ||
|origin = [[Dravidia]] | |origin = [[Dravidia]], [[Ganymede Antares]] | ||
|appearances = [[TDL]]: ''[[The Planet of Oblivion]]'' | |appearances = [[TDL]]: ''[[The Planet of Oblivion]]'' | ||
|mentions = [[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'' | |mentions = [[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'' | ||
|individuals= | |individuals= [[Mantis (Hive Captain)]] | ||
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The '''Dravidians''' | The '''Dravidians''' were an insect race from the [[Dravidian Star Cluster]] of [[Ganymede Antares]]. They were a race of scavengers and asset strippers, who took wealth and technology wherever they found it. They were an ambitious race, keen to establish their own empire. | ||
=Biology= | ==Biology== | ||
The Dravidians looked like enormous grasshoppers, with long bodies and thin spindly forelimbs, a wide head and huge segmented eyes. Two sharp mandibles emerge from their mouth and their communication was by way of a series of chittering noises. Like true insects, their yellow [[blood]] did not carry [[oxygen]] through their bodies; instead, they relied on absorbing oxygen through their [[:wikipedia:spiracles|spiracles]]. Because of their size, they needed oxygen-rich environments to survive; otherwise they would become sluggish. ([[TDL]]: ''[[The Planet of Oblivion]]'') | |||
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=Hives= | ===Hives=== | ||
Dravidian colonies | Dravidian colonies were transported in Hive Ships, large spacecraft with an organic interior, which hold thousands of '''Younglings''' in conical honeycomb filled chambers each with a protected membrane. The application of heat awakens them and accelerates their growth when the time is ready to hatch. ([[TDL]]: ''[[The Planet of Oblivion]]'') | ||
=Other References= | ==Other References== | ||
* [[Mehendri Solon]] rescued [[Condo]], his manservant, from a | * [[Mehendri Solon]] rescued [[Condo]], his manservant, from a Dravidian [[starship]] that had crashed on [[Karn]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
* The [[Carrionite]]s knew of the Dravidian race, and in the Carrionite-inspired play ''[[Love's Labours Won]]'' there was a pair of lines which stated that: | * The [[Carrionite]]s knew of the Dravidian race, and in the Carrionite-inspired play ''[[Love's Labours Won]]'' there was a pair of lines which stated that: | ||
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:: Onto a point in space betwixt Dravidian Shores" | :: Onto a point in space betwixt Dravidian Shores" | ||
::: ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ::: ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
[[Category:Insectoid species]] | [[Category:Insectoid species]] | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 6 September 2009
The Dravidians were an insect race from the Dravidian Star Cluster of Ganymede Antares. They were a race of scavengers and asset strippers, who took wealth and technology wherever they found it. They were an ambitious race, keen to establish their own empire.
Biology
The Dravidians looked like enormous grasshoppers, with long bodies and thin spindly forelimbs, a wide head and huge segmented eyes. Two sharp mandibles emerge from their mouth and their communication was by way of a series of chittering noises. Like true insects, their yellow blood did not carry oxygen through their bodies; instead, they relied on absorbing oxygen through their spiracles. Because of their size, they needed oxygen-rich environments to survive; otherwise they would become sluggish. (TDL: The Planet of Oblivion)
Hives
Dravidian colonies were transported in Hive Ships, large spacecraft with an organic interior, which hold thousands of Younglings in conical honeycomb filled chambers each with a protected membrane. The application of heat awakens them and accelerates their growth when the time is ready to hatch. (TDL: The Planet of Oblivion)
Other References
- Mehendri Solon rescued Condo, his manservant, from a Dravidian starship that had crashed on Karn. (DW: The Brain of Morbius)
- The Carrionites knew of the Dravidian race, and in the Carrionite-inspired play Love's Labours Won there was a pair of lines which stated that:
- "The light of Shadmoch's hollow moon doth shine
- Onto a point in space betwixt Dravidian Shores"
- "The light of Shadmoch's hollow moon doth shine
