Creature:Ioli

The Ioli are a race of huge, carnivorous insects. Though in fact they look more like spiders, they evolved an exoskeleton, distinguishing them from the common arachnid. Extremely hollow bones with a very peculiar structure allow them to glide and jump long distances, as well as being very strong. This trait of having both an exoskeleton and interior bones is though to have been an evolutionary relic left over from when they had not developed their exoskeleton.

The Ioli's History
The Ioli initially had a bloody and violent history, being ruthless carnivores who hunted other species, wiping them out to supply their need for meat. However, evolving sentience had a profound effect on the Ioli and they decided that warfare was not the way to proceed anymore, they instead impressed other tribes into following them - but still obliterating those who opposed them. As their development progressed, the Ioli embraced the concept of money greatly and began to develop into a strongly economic race, focusing on the science of the universe. They carried this philosophy on as their space technology was completed - spreading science throughout the cosmos.