Tanker bug

the Tanker bug is a large bulky member of the Arachnid species from the movie and book starship troopers. It is a fierce fighter in the army of the arachnid family and even act as Warships by letting other arachnids ride on it into battle. it can reach lengths of up to 7-10 meters long and have a strange nozzle on the top of their heads which hides a scary weapon. they have a thick armored hide which is thicker than the original version's hide which now can reflect projectiles and explosives. their main role is being a tanky warrior and a single headbutt can tip over a world war 2 tank and also can be used as a battering ram in battles. they only appear when enemies approach their territory.

## Biology

Their green eyes allow them to scan the thickness of the surface they are about to break. this can either be a target's skin or a wall made by enemies which it uses its thick chitin spawned head to burst through the surface. it has many magical attacks based off charging. their many legs allow it better turning mobility much like how a semi-truck turns. it's most deadly feature is the ability to spew a red corrosive liquid from it's nozzle on its head which does massive melting damage to walls it cannot bust through. this liquid is so hot it can be considered as a flamethrower which is approximately 10,000 kelvin which literally melts prey which it gladly slurps up like a spider. it has a weak bite but to humans its still very dangerous, being able to half a human victim. however the bug is still vulnerable when it sheds its armor to make way for new armor which becomes x5 stronger. the armor can be harvested by the Thanatorians as actual armor and a shield that can resist projectiles.

## Abilities/Weapons

The sheer bulk of the bug allows it to smash through walls and surfaces without a scratch and putting on a smashing force of up to 14,680 newtons of force which just shatters most surfaces including the ground it surfaces from.

The tanker bug is capable of burrowing by use of it's nozzle fluid to hollow out an exit and use it's head to burst through.

The legs of the tanker bug are used to crush unexpecting targets and effortlessly crush their bones.

The Nozzle Fluid from the tanker bug is used as a long range attack which quickly melts the skin of heavily armored foes or it also is used to melt walls of many types whenever busting through is impossible. this attack surprisingly is a magical attack despite not being casted normally. it is kept in an organ in the abdomen which kinks the tube leading to it like a hose until it releases it and launches the fluid out quickly which sprays all over enemies.

They are capable of using the magic attacks Giga impact, Zen headbutt, Tackle, Take down, Wild charge, and they can even use shell smash whenever their shells get too damaged, the shell smash magic buff expels the tanker bug's armor which is used as a fast moving projectile but it leaves the bug weaker and pink in color.

## Discovery

Humans had built a mechanical Warrior bug which was an attempt to study the rest of the hive but a tanker bug burst from the ground and stared the robot right in the cameras, growled, and then destroyed the robot with a quick headbutt which destroyed it. the fact it can identify a robot indicates it is more smart than it looks.

## Trivia

The Tanker bug's nozzle is called a 'Fire hole' according to Thanatorians willing to communicate with humans.