This creature is unlike other species within Ocean Sector 3, in the fact that it gives semi-live birth. It grows its spawn from the thoraces. One thorax is able to contain up to 3 children. The Cenode grows thoraces throughout its lifespan and usually peaks at around 13, though on rare occasions up to 25 have been seen. This is most likely due to infertility in the specimen. When a child is larger than the thorax that contains it, the thorax containing it will stretch rapidly until it eventually combusts releasing the child. This has the downside of putting high pressure on nearby amnions and potentially making them burst while its spawns are still fetal. After giving birth, the amniotic fluid that was once inside of the thorax will provide adhesion to the two, now seperated and damaged parts of the mother Cenode. This can take from 1 day to an entire week. Though this report has been referring to Cenodes as females, they are in fact, asexual and use a form of fragmentation to reproduce. The Cenode also seems to have a symbiotic relationship with the Carcass Pitcher. It has been seen consuming the spores that the Pitcher produces, despite their extreme toxicity. It is unknown if it is naturally immune to the toxin, or has evolved over time to find nutrition in it. In exchange for the spores, the Cenode brings the corpse of an animal to feed to the Pitcher, seemingly killed by the Cenode itself.

Cenodes are typically docile, though approaching it while it is resting may anger the Cenode and cause it to start attacking. Cenodes are generally slower than the average male in their assigned AM Suit, though are exceptionally good at corners and can catch up easily if you decelerate at any point. Do not, under any circumstances, approach a Cenode when it is in postpartum as it will put you and the Cenode in great danger. The Cenode may be startled and move, disrupting the amniotic fluid’s adhesion process and causing permanent damage to the Cenodes body. As for you, there is a high likelihood that exposure to its amniotic fluids will result in what is commonly known as Cenodic Meltdown Syndrome. Symptoms may include, but are not limited to; acute renal failure, severe abdominal bloating, and a general burning sensation of the organs. This is caused mainly by inhaling both the amniotic fluids of the Cenode, which contain flesh-eating bacteria. and its main source of nutrients, the Carcass Pitcher’s spores.