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[Spider-Man 3] What happened to the piece of the symbiote Dr. Connors had?
gpt
Really good question.

If the tiny symbiote mass is independent from the rest of the symbiote mass, a separate consciousness, It wouldn't have died when Spider-Man exterminated the bigger mass that bonded to Eddie Brock. the small portion of the symbiote might even grow larger over time, assuming it wasn't destroyed before that could happen.

If the symbiote is just one consciousness that always stays with its largest union of mass, the tiny mass Dr. Connors had would've been like a disembodied finger its owner remote controlled. The tiny portion would've gone limp when Spider-Man annihilated the largest union of symbiote mass.

If the symbiote can choose which portion of its divided mass carries its single consciousness, then the symbiote consciousness could've been remote controlling its larger mass while staying safe in the tiny portion with Dr. Connors. It wouldn't have died when Spider-Man obliterated the larger mass.