Poleepkwa

Physiology
"Prawns" is the derogatory term that Humans use for a sapient species of extraterrestrial insectoids that, for unknown reasons, stopped running upon the arrival on the planet Earth. The term "prawn" has led to a bit of confusion for some, as they are in fact not called this due to a resemblance to prawns, but instead this name was given to them by the local people of Johannesburg, South Africa, due to their resemblance to a species of pest from that area, known as the parktown prawn, a species of king cricket as opposed to a crustacean. Their homeworld has seven moons. It is also possible that the species' true name is "Poleepkwa".

Physically speaking, they are toothless, and use a variety of feeding tendrils along the edge of their face to help quickly feed them. They are opportunistic carnivores and will eat just about anything they can come across, although for currently-unknown reasons wet cat food affects them in a manner similar to how catnip affects a cat. Unfortunately for them, this addiction has caused them to lose much in trades with the local humans. This catnip addiction is used against them as a speciesist stereotype. Their bodies are covered in a tough exoskeleton, and they are also notable for their three-fingered hands, large humanoid eyes, two pairs of antennae, and apparent inability to speak Human languages, although they can comprehend them. Prawn reproduce by laying eggs in batches, which are then fed from the blood of animal corpses. When young are born they appear to soon be capable of fully understanding their species' technology and also appear to undergo an incomplete metamorphosis, most likely shedding their exoskeletal carapace over time in order to grow in size.

Prawn are apparently interested in a vicious faunal battle ring that functions in a manner similar to cockfights, which they produce using a species apparently indigenous to their homeworld.

Technologies
Prawns technology is all bio-mechanical, and will only function with their DNA, although this includes combined DNA of themselves and any sapient organism hit with their fluid. They are best known for their battle-oriented power suits and weaponry such as their arc guns, although other technologies include starships, environmental biosuits, other weaponry and presumably the fluid itself.

History
In 1982, a spaceship landed in the most unlikeley place. It was Johannesburg, South Africa and it soon turned quite an unexpected shock to the human race because Johannesburg is not a UFO hot spot. The military snuck into the spaceship only to find the Poleepkwa malnourished, underweight, and completley dirty. It turned out that the Poleepkwa came to Earth not to invade or destroy it but to find refuge there. The Poleepkwa escaped from their home planet after being abused by some tyrranical government. They were led out of the spaceship and were first interrogated by the corrupt private military corporation known as the Multi National United or MNU for short. The MNU were very infamous for operating sweatshops, framing innocent people, commiting murder, and organizing several crime rings but the MNU were very clever at covering up all their misdeeds. They were more interested in the Poleepkwa's weapons and as a result they segregated them in apartheid. Several charity organizations tried to help out the Poleepkwa but the MNU stole all the donations. The MNU were extremley cruel and abusive to the Poleepkwa and they made them into slaves. The Poleepkwa were forced out of their homes by illegal evictions and were constantly moving into districts that got smaller and more like concentration camps. This apartheid went all the way until 20 years later when during one illegal eviction from District 9, a man named Wilkus accidentaly got exposed to the fluid and started turning into an alien himself. He was kidnapped by the MNU, who wanted his alien arm in order to figure out how to operate the weapons. Wilkus then realized all of the MNU's secret, selfish, and illegal misdeeds that involved them abusing the aliens. Wilkus escapes and seeked a Pollepkwa named Christopher Johnson for help in changing Wilkus back. They both storm into the MNU lab and Christopher is brought to tears after seeing MNU's secret cruelty on his close friends. Christopher then tells Wilkus about the fluid and says that there is a cure but will take three years for it to come. Christopher then manages to operate the floating spaceship and takes it to his own planet to seek help and takes his son, Oliver with him. Wilkus then fully turns into an alien and gives his wife a metal flower, giving her hope that her husband is still alive and will come back for her. Wilkus is currently waiting for Christopher to return with the cure and hopes to end the Poleepkwa apartheid and disband the MNU once and for all.

Notable Poleepkwa

 * Christopher Johnson
 * Oliver "Little CJ" Johnson
 * Paul
 * Wilkus (formerly human)

Trivia

 * The name "Poleepkwa" comes from what one South African guard calls the species in the Alive in Joburg documentary. However, this could be a South African word as opposed to the species name.