Translations:Codex: Sand Worms/18/en

By instinctively applying their secretions and by varying their hormones, they build a greenish-webbed-up pod in the soil or sand. This pod grows their secondary body over a long period of time as they enter into a state of hibernation outside of it, safely hidden away. Once several weeks have passed, the secondary body will be about twice the size of the insect that built it, and will be ready to be taken control of. The parasite then enters it by breaking open the pod and sliding in through a fleshy slit in the head of the new creature. Once inside, it will merge with the freshly grown worm, using its nerve tendrils to control the larger body until a more suitable host is found.