For other uses, see Hive.

The Hive were a race of aliens from outside the Milky Way galaxy. They originated from the Small Magellanic Cloud and started their exodus over million years ago when they were banished by another, more warrior-like native race.

They looked like humanoid armadillos.

Due to the fact that the species spent countless centuries in their large starship known as the Hive, the Hive species became agoraphobic and were incapable of living in open large spaces or on planets without retreating into their protective shells.

To obtain materials for their voyage through space they strip mined planets. In 2371, they reached Bajor, and demanded that the Bajorans leave. (DS9 novel: Objective: Bajor)