The one that had been so eager to bite into the soft flesh of Carter's thigh was pulled away before it could do so, only being able to scratch at him, drawing blood but not tasting it. It wriggled in his hands, impossibly large and equipped with far too many legs. But this was the perfect moment for its brother to let go of its grip on the ceiling, falling down and landing right on Carter's shoulder. It went for the kill, aiming to bite his neck.

As for the one that was latched onto McCoy, the smack from the flashlight quickly sent it flying off and skidding across the floor, but its reinforced armor meant that it didn't do much in the way of injuring it.

Instead, one of the ones that had been waiting on the wall leapt off of it, as this swarm clearly focused its efforts and strategies on being relentless. It landed on McCoy's back and started to crawl up it.