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[[Image:devourer.jpg|thumb|A Devourer; Inset: a DevourerWorm]]A '''DevourersDevourer''' are is a [[Tyranid]] [[Bio-weapon]], typically carried by [[Tyranid Warrior]] breeds and their variants (including [[Tyranid Shrike|Shrikes]] and [[Tyranid Prime]]s)^1a.

In [[4th Edition]] == Appearance and [[3rd Edition]] Devourers are formed of Abilities ==The devourer is a conical lump of partly rotted flesh filled with , infested by writhing worm-like organismparasites with black, with shiny black heads. When the weapon is triggered, which are launched a bio-electric jolt hurls a shower of these creatures at the enemy and burrow , where they immediately start burrowing into their bodythe flesh, consuming eating their way through the victim's nervous system and towards the brain and driving . The agony caused by this process is enough to drive the victim insane.^{1-p301b, 2a, 3a}.

In [[2nd Edition]] Devourers were one wielded by the largest Tyranid organisms are loaded with hives of the most horrific weapons available to the Tyranids. It looks like '''Brainleech worms''', a cone of flesh coming out more aggressive and voracious breed of worm^1b. When the jaws of another creature. The flesh is infested with worms-like creatures with shiny black headsare launched at the target, known as fleshworms. A bio-electrical shock launches in a swarm of hundreds of these worms towards the enemy and at a time, they will either shatter against the target and spread acid and poison over it , or pierce the armour and to burrow into the body flesh as described above^4a. The devourer is more of the targeta hive than a distinct organism. The agony caused drives weapon is meshed with the victim insane host in such a way as to provide food and incubation for a host of malformed Ripper larvae; it is these larvae which form the ammunition for the weapon. A large conical horn is perforated with multiple breathing tubes that also serve as avenues of egress in times of danger. Pheromone signals call the larvae to the breather tubes when the host senses the need to utilise the weapon. A bio-electric surge signals the worms devour its nervous system until brood to attack. When they encounter any object they eventually devour its immediately begin biting and burrowing in a frenzied attack while secreting highly corrosive bile. These creatures show a distinct taste for neurological tissues and move to the spinal column and brainwith extreme haste, causing an agonizing but mercifully quick death.^2-p56

*¹:[[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]]:**a: p. 36**b: p. 81*²:[[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]] (and :**a: p. 30*³:[[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]] p8):**a: p. 8*²⁴:[[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]]:**a: p. 56*³⁵:[[Games-Workshop Bio-Weapons Thesis 2]]