"Ice never bothered any insectoids I met," he said, thinking of the Dark Nest and his own time almost-submersed in Gorog's hive mind. "It's more effective to disrupt their communications, or to take out the core of any collective consciousness." He rubbed his forearm absentmindedly. "Depending on the strength of that collective consciousness, you might be able to stop a whole invasion force just be seizing its command being."