Rio Sapoan

Rio Sapoans, sometimes referred to as Sapos, and derisively nicknamed Frogs or Bugs, were a species of reptilian-insectoid creatures from the swampy planet of Rio Sapo. To outsiders, the radical difference in appearance of the different Sapoan castes made it seem is if Rio Sapoans were actually multiple species, but this was not the case; heavy role dimorphism, and later, genetic engineering, had produced an extremely versatile and varied race.
Several types of Sapoans existed, each proficient in the role they had evolved into. Worker drones carried out much of the manual labor, while the more individualistic Speakers led and organized the society. Destroyers, a more insect-like subspecies, defended the colony from attack, while Broodqueens, massive Frogs that rarely left the water, laid the eggs that would spawn the next generation. A caste of Healers originally existed, and helped care for the health of the Colony, but an unexpected mutation in the Sapoan gene pool saw their birth rate drop to almost zero. The lack of Healers forced the remaining Sapoans to embrace science and genetic engineering in order to survive, creating a new caste called Scientists. This advancement led to a further breeding of Sapoan castes, resulting in the more stark differences in appearance. 
Sapoans were know throughout the galaxy for their massive empire, which almost conquered the entire Orion Arm during the Rio Sapo Wars. This brought them into direct conflict with Humanity, and the battle between the two species would ultimately see the Empire's collapse after the disappearance of the legendary speaker Empress Mendoza. Small factions of the Sapo Empire continued to exist, and some speakers even left the Empire for a better life elsewhere. 
== Rio Sapoan Facts ==
* They like to swim in the water
* They also like to walk on land
* They like to be wet not dry
* They really like to eat worms, bugs, flies, and human skin
* They start out with just a tail
* But once they grow up they get feet and hands
*Sometimes they say "Bort Bort Bort"
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