Although it is never clear exactly how the Brunnen-G actually defeated the Insects, when faced with the task of destroying Mantrid, Kai remarked that the Brunnen-G were able to defeat the insects because they were methodical, and therefore predictable.
Since a living Insect is the only known source of protoblood, they recovered a dormant infant Insect from the Gigashadow's remains and brought it to Mantrid for him to revive and extract a fresh supply from.
In Lexx, the Mantrid Drones eventually became capable of star lifting simply by using their combined gravity to draw material away.
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