Editing Species 8472 (section)

===The "Federation" threat=== 

Concerned about the threat posed by Humanity with its modified nanoprobe-warheads, Species 8472 created a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters on Earth inside a Species 8472 terrasphere in the Delta Quadrant as a training ground for a potential infiltration of the Federation, modifying many of their kind to look like Alpha Quadrant species. Their main goal was to uncover if the Federation is planning an invasion of their realm. However, they made a few major inconsistencies, such as Ferengi in Starfleet or obsolete uniforms. Some were completely uncomfortable with the fact they were in the forms of "inferior" lifeforms, who need to eat, sleep and were unable to communicate telepathically. However, the Voyager crew discovered one of their training grounds, having found transmissions with a Federation signature, which took them a week to track. When discovered, Species 8472 captured Commander Chakotay, Voyager's first officer and believed that a fleet was on its way. Voyager managed to convince Species 8472 that the Federation had no hostile intention toward them by giving them their modified nanoprobe warheads in hope that Species 8472 could adapt their vessels in exchange for their techniques on how to look human. (VOY: "In the Flesh")