Ing Larva Swarm

Ing Larva Swarm
An individual Ing Larva
Featured in	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Size	Small
Knownlocales	Ing Hive
Known worlds	Dark Aether
Behavior	Travels in swarms to increase survival rates
Attacks	Will leap at threats in large numbers
Weakness	Light Beacons All weaponry

An Ing Larva Swarm is a large group of infantile Ing. They are found solely in the Entrance Defense Hall in the Ing Hive on Dark Aether in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. An Ing larva is the youngest form of Ing, and due to its small size, frail body, and feeble lunge attack (resulting in its own death if the target is armored), it will never venture out on its own. Instead, multiple larvae will travel together in swarms to increase their odds of survival, in which their lunge attack significantly increases in strength as a result of their sheer numbers.

If Ing larvae survive long enough, they will grow to eventually become Inglets, Warrior Ing, Hunter Ing, or any other subspecies of Ing. It is unknown what determines their future class.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes never states how Ing larvae are produced, nor how they are born. Except for the male title present in the name of the eldest member of the species (the Emperor Ing), there is no other mention of any existing genders within the Ing. This leads to the conclusion that the Ing are hermaphrodites (fertilizing themselves and/or a partner), or reproduce asexually.

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Ing Larva Swarm

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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Morphology: Ing Larva Swarm
Large pack of hunting infants.
Swarm is largely harmless. Infants will avoid bright light when possible.

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Ing larvae travel in swarms for protection. They are weak with no real defenses or attacks. The few that make it to adulthood are quite cunning and vicious.

Trivia

• As there are various forms of Ing, it is likely that the Ing larvae are the template for Ing life, and will grow into any of the Ing forms depending on their roles, much like stem cells.