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That statement is relevant because it provides wider context, as well as the interesting implication that there are several other (albeit less successful and less enigmatic) gestalt intelligences in the galaxy.
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The '''Lekgolo'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 190'' - "Lekgolo: the Elite name for the Hunter race".</ref> are a species of small colonial worm-like creatures that can join together to form purpose specific assemblages, known as subsistence gestalts. Each Lekgolo is an individual organism, about 1.4 meters long, with its own central nervous system. Lekgolo are also able to arrange themselves within machinery and use their combined intelligence to pilot or control it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08]</ref> | The '''Lekgolo'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 190'' - "Lekgolo: the Elite name for the Hunter race".</ref> are a species of small colonial worm-like creatures that can join together to form purpose specific assemblages, known as subsistence gestalts. Each Lekgolo is an individual organism, about 1.4 meters long, with its own central nervous system. Lekgolo are also able to arrange themselves within machinery and use their combined intelligence to pilot or control it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08]</ref> | ||
One of the most successful and culturally enigmatic gestalt intelligences in their home arm of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy,<ref name="bestiarum"/> the Lekgolo became the first species to be be annexed into the [[Covenant]] in [[784 BCE]].<ref name="ENC 114"/> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Mgalekgolo tend to make very deep, low rumbling noises when detecting enemies or when wounded. When dying, they occasionally emit a low-pitched scream. They also seem to chuckle after a kill. When angered, Mgalekgolo are also capable of releasing a loud, echoing roar.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 5''</ref> Aside from that, Mgalekgolo barely talk. | Mgalekgolo tend to make very deep, low rumbling noises when detecting enemies or when wounded. When dying, they occasionally emit a low-pitched scream. They also seem to chuckle after a kill. When angered, Mgalekgolo are also capable of releasing a loud, echoing roar.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 5''</ref> Aside from that, Mgalekgolo barely talk. | ||
===Naming | ===Naming conventions=== | ||
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==Homeworld== | ==Homeworld== | ||
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==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||