Formics
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The Formics are an insectoid alien species in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game universe, known for their hive-mind society and devastating interstellar wars with humanity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ender’s Game universe species
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fictional alien species ⓘ hive-mind species ⓘ insectoid species ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Buggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Children of the Mind
NERFINISHED
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Earth Afire NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth Awakens NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth Unaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Ender’s Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Ender’s Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Puppets NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow of the Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow of the Hegemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker for the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biologyType | insectoid ⓘ |
| communicationMethod | telepathic link ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstellar war ⓘ |
| conflictWith | humanity ⓘ |
| creator | Orson Scott Card NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
collective consciousness
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non-verbal communication ⓘ |
| firstContactWith | humanity ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| governedBy | Formic queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeworld | Formic homeworld ⓘ |
| influencesPlotOf | Ender Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyHumanAdversary |
Ender Wiggin
NERFINISHED
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Mazer Rackham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPortrayal | victims of misunderstanding ⓘ |
| leadershipClass | Formic queens ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
First Formic War
NERFINISHED
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Second Formic War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Formic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | xenocide by Ender Wiggin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentInWar | International Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceptionByHumans | misunderstood species ⓘ |
| reproduction | queen-based reproduction ⓘ |
| societalStructure | hive mind ⓘ |
| soldierClass | Formic soldiers ⓘ |
| technologyLevel |
advanced spacecraft
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interstellar travel ⓘ |
| threatPerceptionByHumans | existential threat ⓘ |
| universe | Ender Saga universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | molecular-disruption weapons ⓘ |
| workerClass | Formic workers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.