Well its difficult to pin down without finer details of origin but will of spent some considerable time burrowing out of necessity on one of the marginal worlds - and no doubt copious amounts of breeding if limited by current circumstance.

It wont be too out of the ordinary - though I do tend to opt for a sea of voices when it comes to Hives rather than a singular dominant queen or what have you. Its more interesting that way. As I say though, a lot that underpins the basics comes from the origin which requires a little discussion.