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The [[Imperium|Imperium's]] first recorded encounters with the Carnifex were in the battles against [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]] that lead up to the [[Battle for Macragge]]. As the Imperium tried to stop the Tyranids in space, Carnifexes were at the head of every boarding action.{{Fn|1a}} The strain of Carnifexes encountered became known as '''Screamer-Killers''' because of their terrible ululating shriek, caused by rasping plates in their esophagus that were used to energize a form of [[bio-plasma]] in their gut to shoot bio-plasmic bolts, and in some instances Screamer Killers were reported using an electrical field around their claws to build up an incandescent bio-plasma ball before launching it at a target over longer ranges.{{Fn|4a}}
The Carnifex genus actually comprises many species displaying a wide variety of symbiotic weaponry such as the [[Heavy Venom Cannon]], [[Stranglethorn Cannon]], and [[Deathspitter]]s.{{Fn|2}} They also can sport a number of support [[Biomorph]]s including [[Adrenal Gland]]s, [[Acid Maw]], [[Chitin|Chitin Thorns]], [[Enhanced Senses]], [[Spore Cysts]], [[Toxin Sacs]], and [[Tusks]].{{Fn|12}}
==Species of Carnifex==
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]] pg.37
*{{Endn|11}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/04/29/warhammer-40000-leviathan-whats-in-the-box/ Warhammer Community : Warhammer 40,000: Leviathan – What’s In The Box? (29/04/23)] (last accessed 29/04/23)
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (9th Edition)]], pg. 113
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