Thermal Mimic

The Thermal Mimic is a Typhon organism in Prey: Mooncrash.

Overview
Thermal Mimics are, like their more common Mimic cousins, small, four-legged, spider-like Typhon organisms which can camouflage themselves to look like objects in their surroundings, such as office chairs or garbage cans, jumping out at the player when they wander too close. The Thermal Mimic has the additional attribute of setting the player on fire when in its proximity, potentially dealing burn trauma to the player.

Description
ERROR: UNKNOWN TYPHON ORGANISM CONNECTING TO PYTHEAS LABS DATABASE... Excerpt from observation log #1452-022335 Researcher: Louis Sullivan Jr.

I just watched one of these things melt Kathy's face clean off. One moment she's running a biopsy, next she has a mimic wrapped around her head. I can't get the stench of burning hair and flesh out of my nose. Please don't let me die here...

PETER'S NOTES: All the fun of a regular Mimic plus fire. Keep the hell away and blast them a distance if you don't have a GLOO gun.

Strategy
The same strategies that apply to regular Mimics can also be applied to easily deal with thermal mimics. They are easily killed by a single close-up blast by a Shotgun; however, the player must be careful not to get too close or risk burn damage. As a thermal mimic's aura is passively generated, nullwave or psychoshock will not disable it. Nullwave or psychoshock will, however, disrupt thermal mimics' mimicry ability.