The Spawnmother was a type of bluegill parasite which led and controlled the parasites she breed. Each attack by the parasites was the result of a single spawnmothers bidding.

Spawnmothers must start out quite similar to normal queen or soldier parasites as one such spawnmother was able to take Shakaar Edon host. However to spawn the spawnmother must exit the host to allow it grow large enough.

A spawning spawnmother could grow to be four meters long and taller than an average humanoid at its centre. They had the same pinchers and tail orientation as smaller parasites but they were so big the pinchers were essentially useless due to being immobile. Their rippled flesh was semi transparent allowing anyone observing to see the thousands of egg sacs growing within.

A spawnmother could effectively remote control host bodies to do her bidding with her telepathy and could also create quite a loud scream. In the event of a spawnqueen's death the entire colony would abandon their hosts and flee. (DS9 novel: Unity)

Spawnmother hostsEdit

• Dexter Remmick - The spawnmother in the Starfleet HQ attack of 2364 was able to remain in Lieutenant Commander Remmick having only produced a limited number of offspring early in her plans to take control of Starfleet. (TNG episode: Conspiracy)
• Shakaar Edon - The spawnmother in the Bajor attack of 2376 initially used Shakaar to get to Bajor. She later left him (before his assassination) so that she could grow large enough for a mass spawning. (DS9 novel: Unity)