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#REDIRECT {{IntWik|Destination=Malanthrope}}<br clear="all">{{NidPortal}}The '''Malanthrope''' is a large serpent like creature that seems to be a cross between a [[Ravener]] and a [[Lictor]]. It has feeding tendrils and is about twice the size of a [[Zoanthropes|Zoanthrope]]. Rarely seen, the Malanthrope follows behind a Tyranid Epic Speciesattack. It selectively collects and processes genetic material from fallen enemies before itself being reabsorbed into the biomass. The creature grasps dead, injured and still living foes with its long groping tendrils, stuns them with its sting, then consumes them, feeding them into its maw with its small but dexterous arms. A Malanthrope is a highly intelligent, psychic creature with a strong link to the Hive Mind. It can only move by psychically levitating to skim over the ground. {|align=left border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|-|style=background:#4F4F4F colspan=4 align=center|'''Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Record'''|-|Designation|Malanthrope|Main Weaponry|Toxic tendrils|-|Common Title|Corpse-eater/Scavenger|||-|Specied Name|Tyranicus Cadavi Terriblis|Secondary Weaponry |Tail|-|Average Height|6.1m|||-|Average Weight|2.7 tonnes|Tertiary Weaponry|Claws|-|First encountered|Moloch II|||-|Role|DNA reclaimation|||-|Threat evaluation|Moderate|||-|}<br clear=all><noinclude> ==Sources==*[[Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project]] ==Related Articles==*[[Species of Tyranid]] [[Category:Tyranids]]
