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<p>Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios quietly snuck flying Terminid bugs into the game in the latest update, it seems.&nbsp;<em>Windows Central&nbsp;</em>noticed flying Shrieker bugs are enemies that appear on planets plagued with Terminids and while official accounts for the game play coy, more and more players are running into them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It seems the Shriekers were added with Patch 1.000.102, which went live yesterday. Coincidentally, that patch was centered on Terminids and <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/03/12/terminid-bug-spawn-rates-nerfed-on-harder-difficulties-in-new-helldivers-2-patch”>nerfing spawn rates for Bile Titans and Chargers</a> on the harder difficulties of Helldivers 2.&nbsp;<em>Windows Central&nbsp;</em>reports Shriekers only appear when a “Shrieker Lair” is one of the side objectives on a planet, noting they look like “smaller versions of the mushroom-like Spore Towers that perpetually keep a large area around them covered in a thick haze.”&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Shrieker Lairs, like the Spore Towers and Terminid egg nests can be destroyed up close and from afar with a well-placed rocket, grenade, or strategem.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Keep your eyes on the skies, Helldivers and remember…DEMOCRACY.</p>

<p>For more about the game, read&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/review/helldivers-2/bullet-heaven”><em>Game Informer’s&nbsp;</em>Helldivers 2 review</a>, and then read about <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/03/06/helldivers-2-patch-includes-fire-tornadoes-meteor-showers-mission-changes-bug-fixes”>a recent patch that introduced meteor showers and fire tornadoes</a> to the game. After that, <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/03/07/helldivers-2-season-2-launches-next-week-with-new-cutting-edge-warbond”>check out the Cutting Edge Warbond</a> coming to the game tomorrow.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>[Source: <a href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/they-fly-now-helldivers-2-patch-stealthily-adds-flying-shrieker-bugs-that-swoop-down-from-above-to-cut-you-to-ribbons”>Windows Central</a>]</em></p>

<p><em>Have you encountered any flying Terminids? Let us know in the comments below!</em></p>