Lekgolo (Earth-5875)

Lekgolo (Latin Ophis congregatio, meaning "serpent union"), known to humans as Hunters when bonded as mgalekgolo, are a sapient species of small worm-like colonial beings that that are able to merge with one another in their respective colonies to create newer and stronger forms that fulfill specific assemblages and requirements, called subsistence gestalts. These forms widely range in size, strength, and intelligence, and can also be used to arrange themselves within machinery and vehicles.

The lekgolo were one of the first sapient species in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy to develop their own means of space travel, and became the first species to be enslaved and inducted into the Covenant in 784 BCE following the Taming of the Lekgolo.