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:{{Quotebox''“Scores "Scores of winged creatures are approaching the Hive complex. The larger ones are dropping organic missiles that burst on impact, and they seem to screech as they swoop down. The sound is becoming louder and louder. The screaming, Emperor preserve us, the screaming!”"''<br>

A '''Harpy''' is a large winged species of [[Tyranid]] comparable to a winged [[Trygon]]. They appear at the initial stages of Tyranid attacks working together with the similarly winged [[Gargoyles]]{{Fn|1a}} and other flying individuals of the Tyranid host.

==Overview==A Harpy has a long and sinuous body with massive leathery wings and a broad, armoured head. To better harness thermal currents, its body is hollow, resulting in it being relatively fragile compared to Tyranid creatures of similar size. However it has superior agility in their air than even technological fighter-crafts craft can manage. The Harpies ' undersides are covered in bloated cysts that can rain down [[Spore Mine]]s onto luckless prey. It can also emit an ear-splitting shriek that might rupture eardrums and is excruciatingly painful or even fatal, and at the very least causes disorientation. It may also be given [[twin-linked]] [[Stranglethorn Cannon]]s, [[Heavy Venom Cannon]]s or [[Scything Talons]], equipped according to the tactical needs of the [[Hive Fleet]].{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|3}} Opportunistic by nature, Harpies avoid protracted assaults, preferring instead strafing runs and swooping dives, or engaging enemy skimmers ill-suited to fighting back.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3}}

Their shriek is what gave them their name and their relation to the Trygons is a highly argued topic by the [[Magos Biologis ]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|3}}

In the [[3rd Edition]], creatures called Tyranid Harpies were a winged [[Tyranid Warrior|Warrior]] variant that rained death down on unsuspecting infantry with their [[Devourer]]s.{{Fn|2}} Their These creatures' current incarnation is the [[Tyranid Shrike]].