Attack
Infest
Infest verb - To spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner.
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Lundvik calls the moon-creature an "exoparasite" and assumes that if allowed to hatch, it will attack or infest the Earth.
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Puppeteer Parasite: An odd case in BFE's "Technopolyps", which infest machines rather than people — in this case, attack helicopters.
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Wormicides will attack and eat Cellivates, Raptorflies will grab and kill Wormicides, Parasight spores will infest and kill Raptorflies, and those spores are absorbed by Cellivates.
Source: Video Game / Arc Angle
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