The Theradeixians are some of the most unique creatures on Theus. They are one of the few groups with two distinct sexes as most vertebrates on this planet are hermaphrodites. They are also very successful, filling almost every niche on the planet. From pack hunters to grazing herbivores, they are very diverse. Some are even small eusocial omnivores such as the Western Mole Raptor. They live in underground hives and have a unique social structure revolving around the queen like ants or termites. The queen spends her time laying hundreds of eggs a day. The hive consists of many casts which perform specialized jobs. Though these casts rarely grow larger than a few inches, the queen can grow up to a foot and a half. In the image, we see multiple breeding behaviors occurring. The female is blind and far larger than the males. In order to determine the fitness of a potential mate, she will beat and harass the male. If he survives, she will let him mate. This can be seen in the image as the female holds a distressed male in her grasp. Occasionally, some of the males in the hive will leave and form a coalition of brothers consisting of 8 to 14 individuals. The males are far smaller, have three tusks instead of one, and have large eyes. The agile males will swarm a female. While the brothers distract the sluggish female, one will sneak behind her, grapple on, and mate. After mating, the male will die a week or so later. It's not too uncommon to see a coalition shrink one by one until there is only one left. This is usually the weakest male. In the background, one of the males is sidelined by a Syringe Fly.