They are attracted to anything that breathes. That simple exchange of oxygen draws them in like sirensong and before you can so much as hold your breath their claws are at your throat and tearing it straight from the source with all the fervour of a zealot.
The length of time one can hold their breath for is finite and the creatures are so very patient. Once they know you are there, know that you breathe, they follow at a distance. Humans may have once been pursuit predator but these things still are and they make sure we know it.
The moment you makes even the slightest gasp they leap out, ready to free the next from your fragile little throat so the first thing your panicked mind can think to do is to hold your breath and run. These actions do not go hand-in-hand. These actions lead to a quick and brutal death for those who are thoughtless and quick to act.
They can be fooled for a few brief moments. The use of a gas mask and dispersion filters to scatter your breathing and make you appear to be several people at once is enough to delay the inevitable and allow you to flee outside, hoping the wind is strong enough to hide you further.
The wind seems to be somewhat of a rarity since the creatures came.
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