The Sarkakion are from planet Duchanva in the Stratus Centauri system. They are a race of space faring insects governed by a Queen. Although an individual Sarkakion has a life span of only 3 days, the queen can live up to 2,000 years. The Queen has control of every Sarkakion it gives birth to, thus making the species hive-minded. This also makes the Queen the only sentient Sarkakion. Also, each Sarkakion at birth contains eggs and lays about fifteen throughout its short life span thus making the species reproduce quickly. The species is mono-genered, and the eggs are created via parthenogenesis.