replacing their failing organs with simulacrums manifested from their living abyss - however, they cannot do this indefinitely Because they record the genetic material of each of its hosts, there are also additional powers that have been demonstrated, but are not necessarily universal to all symbiotes: the ability to block parts of the host's mind - Venom and all its descendants possess the ability to bypass Spider-Man's Spider-Sense; because the original symbiote was attached to Peter Parker (Spider-Man) first, it took his genetic information and spider-powers by using its Parasitic Inheritance. This means that battles between Peter and Venom or any of its descendants would essentially be a fight between Peter and his black-suited self, which wouldn't set off his Spider-Sense (during the Clone Saga, this became complicated, as Venom did set off Ben Reilly's Spider-Sense; however, this has been attributed to Ben being cloned from Peter prior to his first encounter with the Venom symbiote). the ability to form fangs or simple bladed weapons out of their limbs. The first appearance of this was the Carnage symbiote. the ability to form tendrils and tentacles of various lengths from their body the ability to form wings, as shown when Venom came into contact with Knull and grew a pair of web-like wings; in some cases the symbiote has also been shown to form gliding wings (see Venom-Punisher and Hybrid) in the case of the purified Klyntar, Cosmic Awareness, which allows the Agents of Cosmos to sense people in need the ability to project the surface of the symbiote to attack at a distance the ability to sustain its humanoid body even without a host, but only for a certain period of time the ability to stick to walls (adapted from Spider-Man) the ability to produce acid, toxins, and venoms, like the venomous bite Venom delivered to Sandman (see Venom, Agony, and Venom 2099) the ability to produce webbing from its own mass (adapted from Spider-Man) the ability to sense the presence of other beings within a certain distance the ability to protect hosts from Ghost Rider's Penance Stare and the Inheritors's Life Absorption Touch the ability to generate and manipulate an ice-like substance (adapted from Iceman), use telepathy and telekinesis (adapted from Marvel Girl), create powerful kinetic blasts (adapted from Cyclops), increase strength and intelligence (adapted from Beast) and grant the host with the ability to fly (adapted from Angel)