Verdiundi

The verdiundi replaced its ancestor the hangerundi. Having an exposed queen hanging from branches turned out to be nearly fatal to the species. No only did predators easily take out the immobile queen but the elements as well. This left the soldiers and workers. Some soldiers were born with their distances ancestors ability to give birth to offspring. Without a central queen they were able to have decentralized colony. They still work together but are no longer governed by a queen, instead a council of alpha females give birth to most of the offspring in the colony. These females are spread across the colony so if one gets taken out they colony can still survive.

The females are also not nearly as immobile as their ancestor either. They now hide underground instead of in the exposed trees. Workers also also green to benefit from photosynthesis. Unlike their relatives the undergroundi whoe live mostly underground the verdiundi live both below the ground and in the trees. Sometimes even in hollowed out trees.

There are still soldiers but they now have diverged into two more classes. The council guards (all male) which specifically guard and mate with the alpha females. And then there are the gate guards (all male) which guard the entrances to their colony as well as go out to battle intruders. Unlike the council guards they are mostly sterile and no not mate. Worker are all females and can become an alpha female to replace other alpha females or help expand the colony. To avoid inbreeding council guards will protect alpha females that are not their mother.

Worker body plans are very basic and similar to their distant ancestor the noant. Alpha females of course have an extended throat womb that can give birth to offspring daily. Council guards are roughly the same size as workers but have sharp defensive blades on their trunks. The gate guards are twice the size of a worker and have both blades on their trunk and much more muscular bodies.

Like most "undis" they grow arbourshrooms within their colony. Along with scavenging, harvesting arbourshrooms are their main food source. They will also take advantage of thornmole holes and incorporate them into their colony.