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==Overview==
Spore Mines are floating, gaseous sacs packed tight with toxis Tyranid spores. Essentially mindless, they nevertheless possess acute sensory and propulsion organs and can quickly hone in on enemy movement.Once close they detonate with force comparable to a [[Krak Grenade]], spraying their virulent payload over a wide area. Even when destroyed spore mines serve the Hive Mind regardless, as the released spore infect all non-Tyranid organisms, turning them towards further Tyrannoforming of the planet.{{Fn|5}}
Spore mines are grown and launched by [[Biovore]]s and [[Harpies]]. They grow deep inside a Biovore's body and are then launched via a powerful muscle spasm through the Biovore's dorsal aperture and hurled across the battlefield. An internal gas bladder in the spore mines inflates allowing them to drift down towards the ground, where they do not detonate upon impact but when they sense the proximity of a non-Tyranid lifeform. They have been known to drift for days, weeks or even years until an unwary foe comes too near. Alternatively, spore mines are also seeded onto worlds from orbit.{{Fn|1}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]], pg. 16
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Space Fleet]] - Tyranid Fleet Index
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Wrath & Glory: Space Marine 2 - Purge the Swarm]], pg. 23
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