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[[File:T5EMyceticSpores.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A '''Mycetic Spore'''{{Fn|3}}]]

'''Mycetic Spores''' are large, living shells used to transport [[Tyranid]] creatures from Tyranid [[Hive Ship]]s to a planet's surface. They could be considered the Tyranid equivalent of an [[Imperial]] [[Drop Pod]].{{Fn|1}}

Mycetic spores are designed to survive the stresses of orbital insertion and to protect their cargo from impact with the planet's surface. Once through the upper atmosphere, the spores alter their shape to slow descent. The spores themselves perish soon after impact, having safely released a brood of Tyranid creatures, most commonly [[Hormagaunt]]s or [[Genestealer]]s {{Fn|3}} but a spore can contain anything from small [[Ripper]]s to a hulking [[Carnifex]].

==Sources==

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]], {{Cite This}}

*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 54

*{{Endn|4}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/catechism-of-hate.html Catechism of Hate Black Library Page] (site accessed 2012/02/21)

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