![]() ![]() These particular appendages give it an appearance somewhat comparable to Chelicerate arthropods such as arachnids and horseshoe crabs. It has eight long, finger-like legs which allow it to crawl rapidly, and a long tail adapted for making great leaps. The Facehugger greatly resembles a pair of skeletal hands fused together, with a spine-like tail. Notably, a Facehugger dies shortly after its task has been completed. As such, it has no real offensive capabilities (beyond an ability to spit acid, which is generally only used to gain access to hosts and not for attack) and must rely on stealth, surprise or their victims being previously immobilized by an attacker to achieve implantation. ![]() It is the second stage in the Xenomorph's life cycle, and exists solely to implant a Xenomorph Chestburster within a living host creature via their mouth. The Facehugger, known taxonomically as Manumala noxhydria and designated "Stage 1" Xenomorph by Yutani scientists (and "Stage 2" by other sources), is a parasitoid form of the species Xenomorph XX121 that hatches from an Xenomorph Ovomorph - Egg. ![]()
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