Horta

''"It may take us 50 or 80 years and it may take us 3 or 4 revolts but we will endure for it, we will suffer for it, for we are Horta and we will have our Freedom!" Rebel Leader Ba-So before the third Battle of Janus IV''The Horta are a diminutive race of insectoids who have been enslaved by the Zed'drath following their botch offensive war. They now continue to be constant thorn in the Imperium's side as their resistance movements disrupt operations and fund other resistance groups.

Biology
Hortan bodies are physically weak and short compared to most species throughout the south. Their large compound eyes gives them improve sight in all directions. When Hortan females give birth, they would lay 3 egg cases, each case are at least half the size of an average Horta and have around 5 eggs for each case. Horta are long lived given their size as most insectoid species that share similar sizes die after 30 to 40 years of life.

Culture
What culture or society the pre-ftl Horta had previously was destroyed during the Hortan-Zed'drathi War. After the cataclysmic war, they adopted a stance of eternal struggle and defiance against the Imperium. Only half of the population feels this way as the other half chooses to lay low and not draw attention to themselves.