yaktlarns
Yaktlarns are a fictional taxon described in speculative biology and worldbuilding materials. They are portrayed as eusocial, subterranean arthropods endemic to the riverine cave systems of the eastern Ketharan region. In various texts, they are presented as a cooperative colony organized around a caste system that includes workers, soldiers, and a reproductive queen.
Physical description varies by source, but common elements include a compact, segmented body with eight jointed
Yaktlarns inhabit damp cave chambers, fissures, and submerged passages where detritus and microbial mats accumulate. They
Reproduction is described as queen-centric, with eggs laid in brood chambers and progressing through molts to
In the imagined worlds where yaktlarns appear, they are often linked to rainfall events and ecological balance.