Your feelings during the dream seemed to be of understanding and protecting these little creatures, yes? I think you have been feeling maternal lately, maybe Even people who don't want children will do things like mentoring novices... Everyone wants to pass on what they know to others, connect with people who trust them. That's just a basic human thing. And I know, because I'm as introverted as it gets, and even I have that impulse. People want to connect with others... even if they are multicolored specks seen through a microscope. Meeting an intelligent non-human species is a dream for many of us--we would get the chance to compare ourselves to people who think differently; like talking to people from other cultures, but ten times better and more exciting.