What do xenos know about preadators?

[ThePiachu]

So, an interesting question to figure out - how much do xenos know about predators? Usually when I see xenos running into predators they instantly scream "HEADHUNTER!", followed by the Queen going "don't antagonise it!", which I'm not sure is metagaming or not.

On one hand, xenos are supposed to fight everything - it's their nature. On the other hand - they might have some "hive memories" of previous encounters, or have enough instinct to know this one is tough and should not be messed with straight away. Maybe Predators just ooze aggressive pheromones that make Xenos think they are the alpha predator?

A hive making the mistake of harassing a predator early hamper themselves in the short-term, since they now have two enemies to fight, so there is not much room for "making mistakes". So perhaps in that sense it's okay to do this bit of meta?

[Build_R_]

ICly, the hive could be a predator-made one like in the AvP movie. This would give them knowledge that the predators hunt xenos and the predators' strength but not of any specifics.
That or perhaps the area is a common hunting ground for the predators and the xenos know them well. Either way, there are ways for the xenos to know about predators without metagaming.

[ThatKazakhDude]

Xenos know that if they infect the predator, that will give them some interesting results

[spartanbobby]

Right from the old changelog on the wiki, I think it still applies.
changelog/changelog2016.html

[ThePiachu]

Nice.

[Maqre]

It'd vary from game to game, hive to hive, and map to map, but I'd say that the Xenos would be, in general, well acquainted with Predators due to the psychic nature of the Hivemind, they can probably "experience" the memories other hives have about Predators and they'd probably know everything Xenomorphs would see Predators do (they'd have a very barebones understanding of the honor code, they'd know it's not a good idea to mess with a Predator unless you are wiling to pay a hefty sum of blood for it, they'd know about predaliens, they'd know that preds blow up when they die, etc).