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'''Kromlok Danglers''' are exceptionally dangerous winged creatures, that are found on the mountain regions of [[Kromlok]], which they are named after.{{Fn|3}}
They hide in the mountains, during the day, but once [[Kromlok]]'s sun sets, the swift Danglers use their exceptional vision to begin hunting for food. The creatures do so in complete silence, even when they descend and skewer their prey with a barb extended from the Danglers' torsos. They have quick reflexes and rely on hit and run attacks to kill their prey. If the victim is small enough, though, the creatures can quite often use their momentum to lift the prey up into the air and use the remains to feed their young. The largest Dangler killed to date was measured at 5 metres and is estimated to have been able to carry approximately 65 kg. However as not many of the Danglers have been killed, it is difficult to estimate how large the creatures can be. Though as men larger than that have gone missing on Kromlok, it can be assumed that much larger Danglers prowl the world's mountains.{{Fn|3}}
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==Arenea Stalker==
The '''Arenea Stalker''' is a zero-G armored armoured arachnid, that dwells on the asteroid [[TK421]], which drifts between [[system]]s in the [[Mordant Zone]].{{Fn|4}}
It was discovered by the crew of an [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Mining Barge]], that was sent to harvest [[TK421]]'s resources. The [[Servitors]] assigned to the Barge, then proceeded to create a lattice of tunnels within the asteroid, which allowed the Arenea Stalker to cast its webbing to drift in the tunnels' zero gravity atmosphere. This then led to twenty Servitors being caught by the Stalker, along with the two [[Tech-Adept]]s who went searching for them. They were all then drained of their blood by the creature and only the [[Servo-Skull]] accompanying the Adepts escaped this fate. It later returned to the Mining Barge with the video recording of the Arenea Stalker, which provided proof of the creature's existence.{{Fn|4}}
'''Debilithraxes''' are scorpion-like burrowing creatures, that dwells beneath the [[Desert World|deserts]] of [[Erakeen]] and emerge to attack prey, before quickly sinking back underground with the remains.{{Fn|5}}
They have a tough armored armoured body with the head of a [[Lictor]], along with eight legs that end in translucent tan claws and a whip-like tail that has poison filled barbs. Debilithraxes have the ability to sense prey above ground and use their quick reflexes to emerge and strike them with their tail. The creatures' poison quickly kills [[Human]]s and the attacks are so silent, that the only noise Debilithraxes make before they strikes is the rustling of sand as they emerge from the ground. This is followed by the death cries of their victims, and a swish of sand as the remains are pulled underground. This causes craters to be formed in the sand, which are the only evidence that is left behind of the Debilithraxes' attacks. The creatures are also capable of pulling entire tents underground as well.{{Fn|5}}
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==Gorzal Swamp Lurker==
'''Gorzal Swamp Lurkers''' are massive spiked and heavily armored armoured creatures, that are found in the [[Swamp World|desolate swamps]] of [[Gorzal]].{{Fn|9}}
Most of their enormous bulk remains hidden under [[Gorzal]]'s clouded waters, and the Lurkers use their crab-like legs, which end in tentacle-claws, to move across the [[Swamp World]]'s surface. Only the creatures' many-eyed ocular stalks jut from the water, as they do so and search for prey. When some come within range of the creatures, the Lurkers burst forth and use their large, bladed arms to skewer the prey, before the creatures drag the remains down into their mouths. The Lurkers also has the ability to regenerate any damage they suffer as well. Worse still, it is not unheard of to encounter specimens that are 120 metres in length and some claim they have narrowly survived encounters with Lurkers that are three times that size.{{Fn|9}}
==Brood Crawler==
'''Brood Crawlers''' are nimbly armored armoured clawed creatures, that are believed to be a hybrid of a [[Termagant]] and [[Carnifex]].{{Fn|10}}
Since they no eyes, the Brood Crawlers must instead rely on the natural sonar within their massive claws to sense both attackers and prey, as well as to propel their movement. These claws are also the main way the creatures feed themselves, as while they have extremely sharp teeth, the Brood Crawlers' claws, short necks and small mouths get in the way of the creatures using them. The creatures way of solving this problem, is to chop up their prey into pieces and then tossing the remains into their mouths. However when drawback that the Brood Crawlers have, is that they are rather slow-witted.{{Fn|10}}
'''Shelled Slashers''' are deadly, burrowing shelled creatures, that are native to the [[Imperial]] [[Desert World]] [[Drisdan III]].{{Fn|12}}
As [[Drisdan III]] is in the projected path of [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]], it is believed that the Shelled Slasher was originally a [[Tyranid]] seed-creature from the Hive Fleet, that landed on the [[Desert World]]. They have since adapted to their new harsh environment, as the Shelled Slashers' hard carapace shells and heavily armored armoured bodies protect them from Drisdan III's punishing sandstorms. These same physical abilities, however, have made the creatures a threat to the [[Imperial]] population that dwells there. Among the reasons for this, is that the Shelled Slasher' shells resemble Drisdan III's [[Sandcrab]] creatures, which make them difficult to identify, especially when they are partially buried beneath sand. When they are found, though, their bodies are able to resist harm from most conventional weapons and the creatures become particularly difficult to kill, once the Shelled Slashers pull nearly 90% of their bodies beneath their shells. The Shelled Slasher is also a deadly combatant, as they explode from the ground and rush towards their prey in a flurry of razor-sharp talons and vicious head-butts.{{Fn|12}}
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*{{Endn|13}}: [https://archive.ph/WQCa5 Games Workshop: Forgotten Fleets - Colossus (2)] ''(Saved archive page, dated 29 Oct 2005, last accessed 21 November 2024, original link: http://uk.games-workshop.com/tyranids/forgotten-fleets/13/)''
==Related ArticlesSee also==
* [[Species of Tyranid]]
[[Category:Tyranids]]
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