How do Xenomorphs reproduce?

The Xenomorph egg, or Ovomorph, is the earliest stage in the lifecycle of the various monsters in the "Alien" saga. Queens can lay the eggs, but other Xenomorphs can also create them via a process called "eggmorphing," in which they transform a victim into an egg by trapping them inside a cocoon.
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Can Xenomorphs reproduce without a host?

The only implicitly stated method to propagate the Xenomorph species was for a Queen egg to be triggered and "impregnate" a host. Show activity on this post. A solitary Xenomorph specimen would go through a hormone storm so to speak and mutate in a queen in order to lay the eggs and continue the species.
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How are Xenomorphs born?

The Aliens' biological life cycle involves traumatic implantation of endoparasitoid larvae inside living hosts; these "chestburster" larvae erupt from the host's body after a short incubation period, rapidly mature from juvenile into adulthood within hours, and seek out more hosts for implantation.
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Can Xenomorphs make eggs?

While Eggs are ostensibly created by Queens, Alien originally showed that any adult Xenomorph was capable of creating new Eggs from the bodies of its victims, alive or dead; this process has been dubbed "Eggmorphing".
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Are Xenomorphs hermaphrodites?

Xenomorphs are typicaly Asexual. Unless they have molted into a queen. The queen is female.
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What is a Xenomorph weakness?

One thing xenomorphs share with most lifeforms is a weakness to fire. Fire is a cross-species equalizer. Very few things can survive fire burning across their exterior. The stronger xenomorphs like the Queen, Empress or Predalien may be able to handle flame, but most warriors and drones cannot.
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Can Xenomorphs survive space?

Marvel's first Alien series wraps up its opening chapter, but not without confirming that Xenomorphs can survive in the vacuum of space.
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Why do Xenomorphs have two mouths?

In the Biology Section it points out that the "tongue mouth" or secondary jaws (or mouth) is what the Xenomorph eats with. (So my original guess that the secondary one would hold the food is wrong - the large mouth holds it if needed.) Even more, the Secondary Jaws can be used as a close-combat weapon.
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Where did all the eggs come from in Alien?

Produced by Alien Queens using their ovipositor, Eggs, or Known by some as ovomorphs, are fully developed upon being laid, therefore not requiring the need to fertilize, although a hot environment is preferable for optimum incubation.
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What planet do xenomorphs come from?

G-435, also known as Achilles 2.4, or Xenomorph Prime, also known as the Hiveworld or A6 454 by some human scientists, is the fourth planet orbiting Achilles 2 located in the Psi Velorum system 61.4 light years Rimward-Trailward from Earth.
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What is the most powerful Xenomorph?

Nicknamed “The Dragon”, the titular threat of Alien 3 is by far the most lethal Xenomorph in the entire franchise - and there's an important reason for that.
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Why did the Engineers create the xenomorphs?

The crew of the USCSS Prometheus believed that the abandoned planet they explored was an outpost for weapons engineering and development, lending credence to the theory that the Engineers created the Xenomorphs (or perhaps more specifically, the Black Liquid that led to the Trilobite) for war and genocidal purposes.
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Why do Xenomorphs need a host?

One of the deadliest of all known alien species, these creatures require a host organism in order to reproduce. The appearance of the Xenomorph can vary depending on the host in which the embryo is implanted.
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How do Xenomorphs make hives?

Structure. Hives are built from a clear, gelatinous resin that Xenomorph Drones vomit from their mouths and eventually hardens to form a dark, strong, resinous substance, also referred to as "webbing".
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How long does it take a Xenomorph to grow?

They grow from embryo to adult in about 2-3 hours max. However a queen may have taken 6-7 hours.
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What is the purpose of Xenomorphs?

They exist to slaughter humans, and even people who don't want to kill the xenomorph know that's the creature's purpose (they just foolishly think they can harness that power).
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How strong is a Xenomorph bite?

Their large clawed talons are more than capable of tearing humans apart, while their primary jaws are capable of producing a bite strength estimated at 6,000 psi.
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What are Alien teeth made of?

In the Alien production, they also opted to give the Alien inner and outer sets of teeth that were supposed to be steel, although in the end were chrome plated polyester.
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Is a facehugger a Xenomorph?

Facehugger. As the name implies, this Xenomorph will hug your face—but not as a display of affection. This long-tailed, crustaceous alien shoves a slimy appendage down its victim's throat to impregnate them with an alien embryo. It then detaches from the new host and dies shortly afterward.
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Can a Xenomorph be tamed?

No. As seen in Alien Resurrection they can't be tamed.
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Are xenomorphs robots?

Xenomorph was a heavyweight robot which competed exclusively in Series 7 of Robot Wars, losing its only battle to Iron-Awe 2.1 and Hammerhead 2.
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How did David create the Xenomorph?

During the events of Alien: Covenant, the audience learns that David created the xenomorphs by experimenting with the Engineers' deadly "black goo" pathogens, as well as the reproductive organs of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace).
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