Skrit Na
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The Skrit Na are a race of aliens from the Animorphs
book series by K.A. Applegate. They capture specimens from the many planets they visit and either perform strange medical procedures on them or put them in a zoo on their homeworld. The Time Matrix
was first discovered on a Skrit Na ship.
They have a life cycle similar to caterpillars and butterflies: they start as Skrit, which are similar to giant insects. Almost as big as an Andalite, Skrit have fourteen legs and six sets of antennae. The Skrits seem to be relativately unintelligent, and are used to perform simple tasks on the ships. After some time they weave a cocoon. A Na emerges about a year later, which looks like the famous "Grey" aliens reported by alien abductees, and in fact, it is suggested that the Skrit Na are indeed the Greys, given that their appearance, activities and even their ship design is the same. Elfangor describes the Na emerging from a "dead" Skrit, which may indicate that the Skrit does not transform into a Na, but actually gives birth to it or something similar.
Due to their strange life cycle, Skrit Na are considered poor hosts for the Yeerk
s, so the race was never conquered; rather, the Yeerks seem to have developed a kind of trading partnership with the Skrit Na, not caring much that the Skrit Na usually steal or abduct their loot. This is seen in The Andalite Chronicles
, where the Skrit Na acquired the Time Matrix and were willing to trade it to the Yeerks without knowing what it was. The Skrit Na have a less friendly relationship with other species, due to their illegal habits. Elfangor comments in The Andalite Chronicles that no other species can understand the Skrit Na's unusual actions, and hypothesizes that they do not understand themselves either.
The Skrit Na are mentioned briefly by the character Father in The Ellimist Chronicles
, where Father claims to have assimilated some into his being, meaning they were already space-faring by this point in the Animorphs timeline. This is interesting, considered the main events of that book take place more than 65,000,000 years in the past, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and the Andalites were unadvanced and not completely evolved. This would make the Skrit Na one of the oldest races in the Animorph universe, though it is never explained why their society and technology are not significantly more advanced than that of most other races in the series, but it is probably because of their strange behavior and hoarding habit. This only emphasises the point that Father made of the Skrit Na as a species, that "they are a useless race." The Skrit Na can not be infested.
Animorphs
Animorphs is an English language science fiction series of young adult books written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. Five humans, Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel, and Tobias, and one alien, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill , obtain the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They name...
book series by K.A. Applegate. They capture specimens from the many planets they visit and either perform strange medical procedures on them or put them in a zoo on their homeworld. The Time Matrix
Time Matrix (The Animorphs)
The Time Matrix is a fictional device from the book series, the Animorphs, by K.A. Applegate.It is essentially a time machine, though it can also create a whole new universe if given improper, or mixed, directions....
was first discovered on a Skrit Na ship.
They have a life cycle similar to caterpillars and butterflies: they start as Skrit, which are similar to giant insects. Almost as big as an Andalite, Skrit have fourteen legs and six sets of antennae. The Skrits seem to be relativately unintelligent, and are used to perform simple tasks on the ships. After some time they weave a cocoon. A Na emerges about a year later, which looks like the famous "Grey" aliens reported by alien abductees, and in fact, it is suggested that the Skrit Na are indeed the Greys, given that their appearance, activities and even their ship design is the same. Elfangor describes the Na emerging from a "dead" Skrit, which may indicate that the Skrit does not transform into a Na, but actually gives birth to it or something similar.
Due to their strange life cycle, Skrit Na are considered poor hosts for the Yeerk
Yeerk
Yeerks are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the book and television series "Animorphs" written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic.-Biology:...
s, so the race was never conquered; rather, the Yeerks seem to have developed a kind of trading partnership with the Skrit Na, not caring much that the Skrit Na usually steal or abduct their loot. This is seen in The Andalite Chronicles
The Andalite Chronicles
The Andalite Chronicles is a science-fiction novel, and is the first companion book to the Animorphs series, written by K. A. Applegate. Within the timeline of the series, this book takes place before the first book in the series, The Invasion...
, where the Skrit Na acquired the Time Matrix and were willing to trade it to the Yeerks without knowing what it was. The Skrit Na have a less friendly relationship with other species, due to their illegal habits. Elfangor comments in The Andalite Chronicles that no other species can understand the Skrit Na's unusual actions, and hypothesizes that they do not understand themselves either.
The Skrit Na are mentioned briefly by the character Father in The Ellimist Chronicles
The Ellimist Chronicles
The Ellimist Chronicles is a children's science-fiction novel, a companion book to the Animorphs series written by K. A. Applegate. It tells the backstory of the Ellimist, a god-like being from the story...
, where Father claims to have assimilated some into his being, meaning they were already space-faring by this point in the Animorphs timeline. This is interesting, considered the main events of that book take place more than 65,000,000 years in the past, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and the Andalites were unadvanced and not completely evolved. This would make the Skrit Na one of the oldest races in the Animorph universe, though it is never explained why their society and technology are not significantly more advanced than that of most other races in the series, but it is probably because of their strange behavior and hoarding habit. This only emphasises the point that Father made of the Skrit Na as a species, that "they are a useless race." The Skrit Na can not be infested.