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File:40k-270-command-tower.jpg|Capillary towers funnel biomass to the [[Hive Ships]] in orbit{{Fn|7}}
File:GreatWork.jpg|Lacy mineral structure remains of feeding towers left behind after [[Sotha]]'s consumption.{{Fn|6}}
File:TyranidTerrainPieces.jpg|Tyranid growths.{{Fn|9}}
File:Tyranidinvasion stage1Tyranid Capillary Towers.jpg|'''Stage 1: Invasion'''{{Fn|4}}File:Tyranidinvasion-stage2Tyranid Capillary Towers and a [[Termagant]].jpg|'''Stage 2: Predation'''{{Fn|4}}File:Tyranidinvasion-stage3TyranidTerrainPieces.jpg|'''Stage 3: Consumption'''{{Fn|4}}File:Tyranidinvasion-stage4Tyranid growths.jpg|'''Stage 4: Assimilation'''{{Fn|49}}
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[[Image:Tyranid 40k-270-command-tower.jpg|thumb|right|Capillary Towerstowers funnel biomass to the [[Hive Ships]] in orbit{{Fn|7a}}]][[Image:40k-309-Island.jpg|thumb|right|Tyranid Capillary Towerstowers funnel aquatic biomass to the [[Hive Ships]] in orbit{{Fn|7b}}]]
'''Capillary towers''', also called '''feeding towers'''{{Fn|6}} or '''intestinal towers''', are a key part of a [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]]'s consumption cycle.{{Fn|5}}
File:Tyranid-CapillaryTowers1.jpg|Tyranid feeding system; capillary towers and bioship feeding tubes.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|8}}
File:TyranidCapillaryTower-IcarusLascannon.jpg|Bioship feeding tube towers seen on day 4 of the [[Leviathan]] splinter fleets' invasion of [[Kadaku]]. The consumption stage has begun.{{Fn|3}}
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=="300px">File:Tyranids 6th Stages of a Tyranid .jpg|Tyranids invasion stages: Invasion, Predation, Consumption, and Assimilation.</gallery>===Miniatures===
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**{{Endn|2d}}: pg. 51
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2]], Operation 07: Termination
*{{Endn|4}}: [https[Codex://web.archive.org/web/20190709123112/https://regimental-standard.com/2017/11/01/the-stage-by-stage-guide-to-tyranid-infestation/ The Regimental Standard: The Stage-By-Stage Guide to Tyranid InfestationTyranids (6th Edition)]] ''(archive page saved 9 July 2019, last accessed 13 January 2025, original link: https://regimental-standardpg.com/2017/11/01/the-stage-by-stage-guide-to-tyranid-infestation/ )''9
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Devastation of Baal (Novel)]], Chapter 26
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel)]], Chapter 5
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]] - :**{{Endn|7a}}: ''Command Tower''**{{Endn|7b}}: ''Island''
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://community.focus-entmt.com/focus-entertainment/space-marine-2/blogs/93-september-community-update Community.Focus-Entertainment, Space Marine 2 Dev Blog: September Community Update]
*{{Endn|9}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250614181100/https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/kill-team-typhon-2025-eng Warhammer Webstore: Kill Team: Typhon] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/kill-team-typhon-2025-eng the original] 15 June 2025, last accessed 15 July 2025)''
