The Tractators, of the genus Phenomenoptera, were insect-like in general appearance. Their backs were covered in oyster-coloured chitinous scales that glowed from within. Tractators had two long antennae on their head, which they used to control gravity, being able to influence material around them via low-intensity gravity waves. This power could be extended in the presence of other Tractators, as well as in properly made caverns. Tractator mucus was green and had a gravitic nature.
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| - The Tractators, of the genus Phenomenoptera, were insect-like in general appearance. Their backs were covered in oyster-coloured chitinous scales that glowed from within. Tractators had two long antennae on their head, which they used to control gravity, being able to influence material around them via low-intensity gravity waves. This power could be extended in the presence of other Tractators, as well as in properly made caverns. Tractator mucus was green and had a gravitic nature.
- Tractators (Phenomenoptera sp.) are a sapient species of man-sized crustaceanoids, shaped like a bipedal pill bug with fish-like facial features and a pair of antennae. Tractator colonies consist of a hive mind in which only one individual is truly sapient, and referred to as the Gravis. The remaining drones are little more than mindless beasts, mentally controlled by their leader.
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| - The Tractators' plans - Doctor Who - Frontios - BBC
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| - Tractators (Phenomenoptera sp.) are a sapient species of man-sized crustaceanoids, shaped like a bipedal pill bug with fish-like facial features and a pair of antennae. Tractator colonies consist of a hive mind in which only one individual is truly sapient, and referred to as the Gravis. The remaining drones are little more than mindless beasts, mentally controlled by their leader. They are most (in)famous by their psychic abilities which allow them certain control over gravity: when the Tractators locate a surface dweller which is weak and/or dying, they manage to telekinetically drag the victim into the ground to the domain of the Tractators. Once there, the victims become part of their bio-cybernetic machinery, which uses humanoid minds as a source of energy. In ideal conditions, their gyrokinetic powers can be strong enough to pull spaceships and asteroids towards a planet, and even to disintegrate a TARDIS. Planets known to have been invaded by the Tractators include Trion and Frontios. They are also familiar with the Time Lords, at least the one known as the Doctor.
- The Tractators, of the genus Phenomenoptera, were insect-like in general appearance. Their backs were covered in oyster-coloured chitinous scales that glowed from within. Tractators had two long antennae on their head, which they used to control gravity, being able to influence material around them via low-intensity gravity waves. This power could be extended in the presence of other Tractators, as well as in properly made caverns. Tractator mucus was green and had a gravitic nature. Tractators were unintelligent animals except in the presence of their leader, the Gravis, in a similar manner to a queen bee and a swarm. The Gravis could be identified by its darker skin, external nose and larger ears and was the only Tractator who could speak. It controlled the rest of the Tractators and if it was absent they would lose their focus and intelligence and return to their usual state. Without a Gravis to coordinate them, Tractators could only generate localised gravity fields. (TV: Frontios, AUDIO: The Hollows of Time)
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