Scyphozoan

Scyphozoans have soft, translucent bodies consisting of a bell and specialized tentacles that let them walk, manipulate objects, and deliver painful stings. They use living technology to grow houses, weapons, computers, and starships from genetically engineered organisms. Their home world is Primoria in The Vast.

Resembling sea jellies, scyphozoans are sophisticated herders and technologists. Most of scyphozoan history centers on nomadic societies that grew increasingly belligerent and expansionist, yet within the past century, they've achieved planetwide peace and developed unique biotechnology. Since then, they've created living machines and organic starships that carry scyphozoans across the galaxy as explorers and scientists.