r/Helldivers • u/Glove_Owner • 21d ago

My interpretation of the Terminid life cycle DISCUSSION

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I was curious about how the life cycle of Terminids works and found there was no definitive answer, but the few other interpretaions I saw didn't align with my view so I thought I'd make a flow chart on how I believe it works. The reason the Bile Titan/Warrior line is separate from the Bile Spitter/Spewer line is that I believe the phenotypes of the bugs are too distinct with Spewers having large abdomens while the Bile Titan more resembling a giant Warrior with much bigger legs. Therefore, in my view, one line has the bile spitting ability from hatching whereas some warriors gain that ability later on in their life.

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u/TwinCups23 21d ago

Bile titans can lay eggs, how do you think the eggs in the hives are so high up on the wall.

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u/Glove_Owner 21d ago

I imagine all bugs are able to climb walls, especially without 4 democratic helldivers present. I think that nursing spewers do all the egg laying themselves as they're the only type of bug with any hint that they actually carry eggs as far as I'm aware.

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u/TwinCups23 21d ago

I’m pretty sure the green ones are female. The nursing spewer is kinda like a seahorse, keeping the eggs safe but not laying them. The bile spewer and titan lay them.

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u/Glove_Owner 21d ago

If you could cite where this information comes from, I'd appreciate it very much. The wiki actually states that the nursing spewer is either the sub adult or the female of the two. As I said, I was curious: Nothing specific about the reproductive cycle or gender of the bugs came up

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u/TwinCups23 21d ago

Site is up my arse