Biovore
Biovores are sluggish Tyranid creatures whose only task is to grow and launch Spore Mines towards the enemy. They are the equivalent of an artillery tank of other species, and can fire three types of spores: fragmentation, bio-acid and poison. The Spore Mines grow inside the Biovore's body, and are then hurled across the battlefield through a powerful muscle spasm in its dorsal aperture. The Spores do not detonate upon impact, but when they sense the proximity of a non-Tyranid lifeform.
Biovores are relatively rare amongst the Tyranid horde. They were created as the Hive Mind's answer to long range weaponry; because as the Tyranids pressed deeper into the galaxy, their enemies began to focus on destroying the swarm from a great distance.2 Biovores supposedly contain genes assimilated from Orks.1
| Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Record | |||
| Designation | Biovore | ||
| Common Title | Gunbeast | ||
| Species Name | Tyranicus patris-boletus | ||
| Average Height | 2m | ||
| Average Weight | 2 tonnes | ||
| First encountered | Ichar IV | ||
| Role | Indirect fire support | ||
| Threat evaluation | Low | ||
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project
- 3: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)
