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[Alien] Once the Xenomorph species infests an entire ship/colony/etc and there are no more organisms to use for gestation, how long do the drones live before starving to death? Can they eat meat in order to sustain themselves?
gpt
The Nostromo incident on LV 426 suggests drones may die off lacking suitable habitat and/or food. The crew discovered the large "pilots" body ravaged from the birth of a drone, but no active drone was encountered - only eggs.