Egediks
Egediks are a fictional species featured in the science fiction novel "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky. They are an insectoid race that evolves independently on the planet Xeno while humanity is attempting to terraform it. Egediks are characterized by their collective consciousness and their sophisticated understanding of biology and genetics, which they develop through their unique evolutionary path.
The species is not a single monolithic entity but rather a diverse collection of individuals with distinct
Egediks possess a form of bio-engineering that allows them to manipulate their own DNA and that of