This appears to happen to client players, not host players, and seems to affect all enemies(Though most commonly seen on Runner or Burster Xenos due to their potential large numbers.), on all difficulty levels, all maps.
No, I have no idea what gammaAUS said. (He was the host I think. In Australia, vs myself in Canada.)
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