Insectoid

Insectoid is a term that has been used to refer to several insect-like creatures.
==Known insectoids==
* — A race of highly intelligent, greatly expansionistic and incredibly evil insectoids who ruled the far western lands of old Kalimdor,The Twin Empires spawned from the Old Gods themselves.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 29
** — A race of insectoidsMists of Pandaria Expansion Features/BestiaryBanner of the Mantid EmpireAdventure Guide entry for Imperial Vizier Zor'lok that dwell in the Dread Wastes and Townlong Steppes of Pandaria. Descendants of the aqir.
** — Are an ancient insectoidSaga of the Valarjar race in Northrend, but they have also been called arachnids.
** — An ancient sentient insectoid race who once vied for dominance of all of Kalimdor.The War of the Shifting Sands Descendants of the aqir. They sought to conquer the world.
*** — A non-sentient insectoid race found primarily in Kalimdor.
* Ravagers — A form of insectoid predatorAlien Predators native to Outland as well as the alternate Draenor.
* Scythid — insectoids inhabiting the wilds in the Dragon Isles.
==Notes==
*While the nerubians, much like the qiraji and mantid, are descendants of the insectoid aqir, they are typically referred to as arachnids,Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 181 not insectoids.
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