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[[Image:Gargoyle.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Gargoyle{{Cite This}}]]

'''Gargoyles''' are a species of winged [[Tyranid]] derived from [[Termagants]]. They are often the first wave of a Tyranid swarm in battle with the purpose of sowing terror and confusion to keep the enemy off-guard whilst larger Tyranid creatures arrive.^{{Fn|1}}

Gargoyles follow have many traits similar traits of to the Termagant, including a smaller size with a compact but lithe body encased in a light exoskeleton, but also have less physical prowess than most [[Tyranid]] organisms. Compared to a Termagant their lower legs have atrophied to little more than stumps because of their wings. They generally carry [[Fleshborer]]s and can even spit a skin-burning venom. Instinctively they go for their prey's eyes, blinding their foe in order to cause confusion. Through a quirk of their physical structure, they are capable of squeezing through gaps seemingly far too small for them, often getting into enemy buildings and defenses thought safe and secured.^{{Fn|1}}

Under the direction of the [[Hive Mind]], Gargoyles will even throw themselves into vents, exhausts and exposed gears, fouling machinery and weapons with their bodies.^{{Fn|2}}

[[File:T5EGargoyle.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A pair of '''Gargoyles'''^{{Fn|1}}]]

|style=background:#4F4F4F colspan=4 align=center|'''Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Record'''{{Cite This}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], ppg.42*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos]], pg . 36*[[Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project]], {{Cite This}}