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Parasite of Mortrex

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I described how the Parasite would destroy armored vehicles in greater detail.
The '''Parasite of Mortrex''' is a bat-winged [[Tyranid]] creature the size of a [[Tyranid Warrior]] that has a barbed tail tipped with a hollow tube, like a snake's fang, capable of implanting its still-living victims with [[Ripper]] parasites. Within hours, or even as short as a few heartbeats, the Ripper parasites mature and devour their hosts from the inside out.<sup>1</sup>
The Parasite of Mortrex was first encountered on the [[Imperium|Imperial]] [[Fortress World]] of [[Mortrex]] in the [[Ultima Segmentum]]. The solid [[Imperial Guard]] defenses held back the Tyranid invasion for days... until the tenth day when the Parasite first attacked. Each victim it claimed added to a swelling horde of Rippers and soon only armoured units dared to leave the fortress walls. However, even these tanks couldn't withstand were destroyed by a combined assault by the massive numbers diamond-hard mandibles of Rippersthe Parasite which would open up a breach that the Ripper Swarms could enter through. Two weeks later the planet was completely overrun by vast swarms of Rippers. A single transmission was sent out as the planet fell, warning of the Parasite of Mortrex. Fortunately for the Imperium, it has not been sighted since Mortrex.<sup>1</sup>
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