A very clever alien..

[Peebothuhlu]

At work.

Why does the hyper-alien need to consume?
Why doesn't the hyper-alien simply bud new/extra/more hyper-aliens 'As is' with no need for a 'Nascent' stages?
Why is the hyper-alien still co-joined in such a 'Primitive' social construct?

Pretty sure if Klorophyll read the 'Cultur' series by the late Ian Banks their cogitor centre migh suffer raised thermal trauma.