Translations:Codex: Sand Worms/16/en

Intelligence:

Nowhere near sapient levels, they follow a main biological imperative. They have some degree of intelligence, which is higher while connected to the larger sandworm bodies’ neural matrix. They seem able to develop an affection for long-term hosts. Worm-hybrids have considerably more intelligence than the regular sandworms, but are still considered rudimentary compared to galactic standards. Their capacity for compassion seems limited to their carrier or others with genetic similarities, making cooperation between them and another person more or less impossible without the original host nearby. If a particular female has enough offspring they can create something like a hive mind, and have occasionally been seen to work together like ant or bee colonies.