Fleshborer

A Fleshborer is a Tyranid Biomorph most commonly used by Termagants and Gargoyles. A larger hive-nest variation, a Fleshborer Hive, is used by Tyrannofexes. The Fleshborer is a compact brood nest for sharp-fanged borer beetles. These beetles are kept dormant once mature until the weapon is ready to be fired. When the weapon is fired through aggressive electrochemical stimulation, a frenzied borer beetle will hurtle itself forward with a single flick of its flea-like legs. The beetle then spends its remaining life energy in a few seconds, frantically boring through the armour, flesh and bone of the first thing in its path. Fleshborer beetles possess sensor spines to then help locate soft flesh. They are capable of secreting a potent digestive enzyme upon impact to help penetrate armour and flesh.

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Subtype / Model

Biomorph

Related Technologies

• Tyranid Biomorphs