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Studies have identified the Devil Leech as a variant of the ever-adaptable Cortical Leech.[1]

Devil Leeches live in colonies of anywhere from a dozen to hundreds of individual leeches that work cooperatively to attach themselves to larger creatures. Unlike the more sophisticated Cortical Leech or the Catachan Brain Leaf, a Devil Leech can’t take control of the nervous system of its unwilling host, but it can paralyze them and allow the rest of the colony to fasten on.[1]

Devil Leech victims are drained of all fluids and used as nurseries for leech eggs. A colony will periodically release a victim from paralysis so that the maddening agony caused by their eggs will drive the host to a new location before it collapses, allowing the hatching eggs to establish a new colony. Devil Leech infestations have proven hard to eradicate and the collective intelligence of large colonies is not to be underestimated. They appear perfectly capable of learning, making plans, using decoys and setting traps. Keeping the Devil Leeches contained in the Xenos Bestiarium, on Watch Fortress Erioch, has become an increasingly difficult challenge.[1]

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