King Kihunter



The King Kihunter is a large insectoid encountered by Samus in the Biosphere's Biological Experiment Floor on board the Bottle Ship. It lives inside of a massive, purple hive suspended in the room's lower level, and constantly summons more Kihunters to defend itself until Samus kills it and destroys the hive. When Samus kills it both its body and the inside surface of the hive begin to shrivel and turn grey, suggesting that the hive is in fact an extension of King Kihunter's body.

Trivia

 * Despite having characteristics similar to a queen of a eusocial colony (and thus female), the name suggests that the Kihunter is in fact male.