Insectoid (Ben 10)

Insectoids are a sapient race of yellow four-legged insects originally from Atrocius 0 before the planet was abandoned thousands of years ago.

Anatomy
Insectoids are small insect-like aliens with black eyes with colorful pupils, four pointed legs, a beak, and a large crest-shaped antenna.

Although they traditionally have yellow skin, Insectoids can come in other colors. For example, Negative Ball Weevil has dark pink skin.

Ecology
Insectoids are preyed on by Terroranchulas, who can trap Insectoids and neutralize their plasma balls using their energy webs.

Powers and abilities
Insectoids can spit sticky green balls of plasma that they use to absorb matter with. The more matter is absorbed, the bigger the ball becomes. Upon impact, the ball will explode, with the explosion radius dependent on the size of the plasma ball.

An Insectoid's plasma balls can absorb energy, including an Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts and a Prypiatosian-B's radioactive beams.

Insectoids can alternatively spit streams of plasma, which are strong enough to hold a Tetramand.

Much like Earth insects, Insectoids are capable of scaling vertical surfaces and can fit into tight spaces as a result of their small size.

Insectoids are incredibly agile, capable of dodging sniper fire with grace and ease.

Insectoids can use their plasma balls to travel across water because they are buoyant enough to float.

Weaknesses
Because their plasma balls are very sticky, Insectoids can become either stuck in them or subjected to their explosions if the balls are reflected back at the shooter.

Insectoids are vulnerable against Terroranchulas, whose energy webs can trap them like flies caught in a spider's web. These energy webs can also neutralize an Insectoid's plasma balls.

An Insectoid's plasma is useless against a species capable of withstanding it, such as Arburian Pelarotas.

Insectoids need oxygen to breathe, meaning that they cannot breathe underwater.

While they are able to absorb matter and energy using their plasma, Insectoids cannot to the same with gases.

Culture and society
The Insectoids have formed semi-symbiotic relationships with the Atrocians and other filthy disgusting alien races in the outer regions of the galaxy. Insectoids would use their natural abilities to become the galaxy's most beloved garbage pick up and disposal service.

Because the Atrocians are unable to clean up after themselves, the Insectoids evolved as a natural sanitation solution to the Atrocians' garbage problem. Once a week, Insectoids would roll through Atrocian villages and sticky-ball up all the filth before blowing them up.

Technology
The Insectoids have developed faster-than-light space travel. Since then, they have started highly successful sanitation services on other planets.

Notable members

 * Ball Weevil: An Omnitrix alien used by Ben Tennyson
 * Sticky Cricket: It is currently unknown whether the Ben Tennyson of Dimension 23 has Insectoid DNA in his Omnitrix.
 * Habidash: The owner of a small but successful trash service on Atrocius VIIII>

Half-qualifiers

 * Kevin 11 3.0: 17-year-old Kevin Levin of the Prime Timeline transformed into an amalgamation of 10 random aliens from the current Omnitrix, including Ball Weevil.

History
The Insectoids came to Atrocius 0 after it was abandoned thousands of years ago. They have developed a symbiotic relationship with the Atrocians after the latter settled on other planets.