Apito

Apito (アピト) is an Insectar that was found, rescued, and subsequently named by Rimuru in the Great Jura Forest.

Appearance
Apito at first had the appearance of an extremely large bee. Later she gained a humanoid form.

Species
Apito happens to be an Army Wasp, A queen to be exact, one of the most dangerous species of insect based monsters. They are classed as Special A because they fly at supersonic speeds, can both locate and follow the slightest movements of any being in their vicinity, possess wicked sharp claws and deadly poison. They are also incredibly aggressive and come in swarms.

In the Western Countries when an Army Bee is spotted (and the witness manages to escape with their lives to tell about it) the entire alliance is mobilized, they summon the strongest Paladins of the Western Holy Church to carefully deal with the threat, placing an anti-magic barrier and still many elites lose their lives in the attempt. In the case where the colony has a queen, the disaster level of the swarm jumps to S, because the queen coordinates the exact movements of her subordinates via thought communication and the colony reproduces faster.

These wasps also produce the famous honey Rimuru Tempest enjoys to the point of declaring that Apito's production of it is the most important to him, her value as a soldier coming second.

Background
Found heavily injured by Rimuru near a dead blade tiger along with Zegion. Sensing Rimuru's strength and his intention to help them, she stopped Zegion from attacking Rimuru recklessly and asked Rimuru for protection. Due to her injuries, Rimuru patched her up with his own slime body to aid the healing process and replaced her missing exoskeleton parts with processed magisteel. Later, She was named and tasked to collect nectar at the treant's settlement by Rimuru and regularly delivering it to him.