The majority of the human hosts to the symbiotes are citizens of New York. It happens because Spider-Man (who brought the first symbiote to Earth) lives there; the symbiote invasion of Earth was also focused on New York.

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CM-SCALE COLLECTIBLE FIGURE: Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy this Symbiote Spider-Man figure inspired by the classic Toy Biz Marvel Legends figures Venom and his descendant symbiotes have been shown to be adept at controlling their coloration. This allows them to take on the appearance of normal clothing, to provide highly effective and complex camouflage, and to even disguise their hosts' physical features. [189] The symbiotes are said to have 'genetic memory', and can read the memories of others of their kind by absorbing chunks of their material. [109] Marvel Universe In 6-inch Scale: Look for other Hasbro Marvel Legends Series figures with Marvel Entertainment-inspired characters (Additional figures each sold separately. Subject to availability. By virtue of having partially bonded with Spider-Man, Venom and its descendants all have spider-like powers, including the ability to cling to surfaces and produce organic webbing. [157] Most can also avoid detection by Spider-Man's "spider sense". [177] [178]Certain kinds of Klyntar also have the effect of deifying they're hosts depending on the class of which the Symbiote was created to fit. In the case of Gorr the God Butcher, his abyssal partner was the very first and most favored of Knull's creations. [168] Withholding greater attachment to the true power of the living abyss than most any other Klyntar ever created. An effect which greatly extended his lifespan as well as granted him insurmountable power in his own right. [173] The Toyark › Marvel Toy News › New Symbiote Spider-Man Marvel Legends Revealed New Symbiote Spider-Man Marvel Legends Revealed The Venom symbiote split itself into a massive army of symbiotes that proceeded to invade New York. Spider-Man went after Venom himself and following their fight he confronted the symbiote itself. If he had helped Nightcrawler the New York citizens would be freed from the symbiotes, but if he helped Green Goblin Spider-Man would become the symbiotes' ruler. [129] Earth-12041 [ ] A sample of the Venom Suit was used by Dr. Curt Conners to create the Carnage symbiote by combining it with his own genetic material and that of Peter Parker. The Carnage symbiote needed to vampirically feed on other organisms to stabilize itself, and was killed by Peter Parker. [121] A sample of it was taken by Ben Reilly, and used to create a genetic duplicate of Gwen Stacy, who remained bonded to the Carnage symbiote until it was absorbed by Venom. [122] Larval Earth ( Earth-8311) [ ] Symbiotes seem to have some latent psychic abilities, allowing them to respond to the thoughts of their hosts, [35] and each other. [175] When Venom's symbiote was in anguish, it let out a psychic scream that affected sensitive humans worldwide, and was received by symbiotes in a nearby star system. [46]

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Symbiotes have a genetic memory, allowing them to exploit their parents' knowledge through ancestral recall. On Earth, this allows Venom's descendants to benefit from the symbiote's former bond with Spider-Man by gaining spider-like powers. Certain memories seem to be more readily accessible than others. For example, the trauma of Galactus devouring a world populated by symbiotes so scarred the surviving members of the species that it still invokes an intense reaction in all symbiotes today. [160] In the case of Mayhem, she could do full shapeshifting and change to look like another person complete with clothing entirely. [190] Arrant, Chris (21 January 2015) VENOM Revamped & Redesigned in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol 1 23 Newsarama. Retrieved on 10 November 2018. According to The Maker, when symbiotes are bonded with other lifeforms, the green liquid that "leaks" from their mouths is how the symbiote excrete waste when it dissolves foreign matter that enters the host's body. [119] Alternate Reality Versions [ ] Ultimate Universe ( Earth-1610) [ ]While "corrupted" symbiotes are cut off from their species' hive-mind and purportedly unable to access their full potential, [7] it has been noted on several occasions that certain long-lived specimens have become more powerful over time, usually by bonding to multiple successive hosts. [90] [66] and can develop increased resistance to heat and sonics with repeated exposure. In some cases, they can undergo spontaneous mutation and develop new abilities, such as the Carnage and Maniac symbiotes developing the ability to infect others with offshoots formed from pieces of their biomass. [91] [92] [93] The Venom and Carnage symbiotes are able to feed off negative emotions, the latter being able to convert negative emotions into biomass. [94] [95] Successive generations of symbiotes will also be more powerful than their predecessors, and feral symbiotes are instinctually indifferent or hostile towards their progenitors and progeny. [29]