The rest of the Insect Race couldn't sense his presence, either.
In their hive mind, Kerrigan was the supreme source of command. They would only react to her psionic signals.
As for Ian, they would neither attack nor obey him, completely ignoring his existence.
What astonished Ian even more was Kerrigan's "production" capability.
The packet of information revealed that as a Level Four Mother Insect, Kerrigan's bloated abdomen was no simple ovary. It was an incredibly complex, precise, and efficient biological factory.
She could absorb various forms of energy—including, but not limited to, the World Origin, high-energy minerals, and organic matter—to synthesize different genetic templates and biomass slurry within her body.
Whenever she needed to produce new Insect Race units, Kerrigan would select a certain number of the Male Bees surrounding her.
