No one expects the Manta-Lorians! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to the Leader! Erm, I will come in again... These Mollusk-like beings modeled their ships after the gastropods that they evolved from. They most resemble Terran crustacean hermit crabs in their overall appearance, even if they are sometimes confused or hesitant in making decisions. Alone or in pairs they can be deadly, and they do not back down from a fight, especially when a colony only feels threatened. They are aggressive in their territory, and have no compunction in annexing nearby planets and systems into their existing star systems.