Facehugger (Fictional Creature)
Scientific Name: Manis sexmetatarsalis (Fictional)
Order & Family: Xenomorphidae (Fictional)
Size: Body roughly 2-3 feet in diameter with a 3-5 foot tail
Natural Habitat
Found in Ovomorph eggs, often in dark, humid environments or derelict spaceships
Diet & Feeding
Does not eat; survives on internal energy until it finds a host for parasitism
Behavior Patterns
Ambushes hosts by jumping and wrapping its tail around the neck to implant a larva (Chestburster)
Risks & Benefits
Extremely dangerous; lethal to the host and possesses highly corrosive acidic blood
Identified on: 6/17/2026