Formica Species

The formicas as a species is rather complex and ahve gained their own article

=Biology=

General
The formicas are simular to ants in the fashion they have genetical castes. but they all share some simularities. One is that they look very much alike within the castes as they lack alot of genetic variation due to their own former breeding program. They have bone spikes growing out of their bodies at strategic points for both show off but practical uses, are mostly red with black markings.

Leading Caste
These are the head of the formican soceity. They are very tall, between 2,1 and 2,5 meters in height in avarage. They out grow most beings on verus in the term of height. Their bone spikes are generally thinner and also longer to give them a more horrific apeparence than they really deserve. Their limbs and fingers are relative to their size also significantly longer, They lack physical strenght but makes up in enourmous brain capacity, they are indeed among the most intellectual beings on verus as their brain have expanded making their skull slightly larger than it should otherwise be but also along the back of their neck and the back is the brain right under the skin so they are very vunrable there to anything wich in turn have forced their caste to develop their necks differently to allow a specific armor being attatched directly to the bones in order to cover the expanded brain. They are generally considered emotionless due to their inability to display any feelings or seemignly have any, but they do have emotions just rarly shows them as they are capable to hide it.

The brain is infact so well developed they are capable to sense what other beings are feeling, telepaths never dares reading their thoughts because if they do they might never do anything freely again. The leading castes minds are able to keep a telepathic connection open indefinately and force their way into his or her mind and use the telepathic being as a puppet or hub for further dealings, these is usually considered a seperate kind of leading caste and is known as "puppet masters"

Mage Caste
This caste is focused on magical usage, they reaches just below 2 meters in height and reminds of the leading caste in many ways except their cranium isnt enlarged but they are still significantly intelligent to be able to deal with magic. But they do have a growth on their neck, a form of organic crystal that forms during their childhood and enhanced magical powers but have more human like proportions in their body and the extreme spike lenght is shortened to make them more manoverouble in combat as they dont need to make themselves look more dangerous than they are as they do pose a threat.

Spy Caste
These fellows are rather short, they rarly get above 1,1m in height. This short size is to make them capable to fit in spaces most others wouldnt tink was possible. They have very sensetive senses which can be seen by their abnormally large ears, these are used for both cooling down the body when they run but also to sense their sourrunding as their purpose is to act as the senses of the species. Even with their extreme shortness they are very fast and able to outrun even the fastest train. Some speculate they are capable to run over water but this has yet to be confirmed. Their spikes are very short in order to reduce air friction.

Working Caste
This caste comes around 1,5 to 1,8m in height and is the working force of the species, they are neither very smart nor very strong but they out matches all but one caste in strenght and outmatches the strongest caste in intelligence making them well suitible for working with machines and constructing things as they can lift what is needed either alone, in a group or with other help. They are capable of reading and understanding sophisticated blueprints as long as it is clearly done in a way taht fits them. Running machinery isnt hard either but building something from scratch by research can they not. Their body looks rather harmless in comparison with some others castes as these usually arent meant to combat in anyway but can defend themselves if needed.

Warrior Caste
These follows are the biggest, meanest adn thoughest of all castes. They go around 1,7 meters in height has tons of muscles all over their body adn 2 pairs of hands while the others jsut got 1 pair of arms. they are capable to lift many times their own weight, can withstand forces others wouldnt think possible, their brain are capable to regenerate from even the worst damages, multiples of every organ and nerve nodes ensure any damage to any area are never fatal to them and their superior regeneration will get them up on the feet in no time. Tho this physical superiority to withstand and fight comes with a price, they arent intelligent and very initiativeless. One can call them even dumb as without orders they are unable to perform what is even needed for their own survival.

Females
Females arent exacly a caste as they stand outside the caste system, but they are more simular to worker in form of body but not as muscular and serves only to breed new children and act as the genetic bridge between the castes.