

The only true disadvantage that they have is their lack of ranged attacks, but even that is negated if you're not properly equipped to face one of them. It gets even worse when you're in the Body of the Many and you can get blindsided by up to 6 of the bastards. Very fast, tons of health, hits like a runaway train, and even exploiting their Weaksauce Weakness to fire takes much longer than any other enemy to wear down and if you're using energy weapons, forget it. They've got all the qualifications for Demonic Spiders. Thankfully, they are still trackable less-thankfully, it's via the sounds they make.a very distinctive warbling, hissy chitter that is hard to describe, but you will know it when you hear it. Don't have any? Better have found the regenerator station nearby, if there even is one! Worse yet, from the Command deck onwards, these utter bastards tend to be partially invisible, and no less fast, tough or deadly. Resistant to energy weapons? You betcha! Worse, their attack is a toxic bite that loads you down with poison that can only be cleared with anti-toxin hypos. Bullet sponges, even after you research them? Yeah. Their smaller cousins are relatively-easy, but these guys are bad news.

