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[[File:Zoanthrope.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Zoanthrope]]

'''Zoanthropes''' are a [[species of Tyranid|species]] of [[Tyranid]] created solely to harness the potential [[psyker|psychic]] power of the [[Hive Mind]], in effect a type of psychic artillery used in Tyranid planetary invasions and a [[synapse creature]] used to relay the commands of the Hive Mind to lesser creatures.{{Fn|4}}

==Overview==

Originally believed to be a mutant strain of [[Tyranid Warrior]]{{Fn|1}} due to the close physical resemblance, more recent encounters with the Zoanthrope strain have reported a different physical structure apparently engineered by the harvesting of lifeforms present in the path of the [[Hive Fleets]]. Various evidence points to these later incarnations of Zoanthropes being improved by [[Eldar]] DNA.{{Fn|2}} Zoanthropes have atrophied bodies and limbs supporting bloated heads so heavy they should snap their own necks under their weight - but, energised by psychic forces, they appear to overcome their mortal limitations and levitate, drifting over the battlefield.{{Fn|4}}