List of insects

Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Although spiders are generally considered the most dangerous of Crawl's arthropods, there are a number of deadly insects found in the Dungeon as well. Their abilities vary greatly by order, but the majority of them share a weakness to poison. They can be found everywhere except the extended end-game.

All insects leave zombifiable corpses, but none leave skeletons, meaning that players cannot gain both an undead servant and food by using Animate Skeleton.

Ants

B Worker ant- Poisonous critters that seek out puny adventurers to feast upon.

B Soldier ant- The sort of giant ant that can chomp through armour and shake off stab wounds. Extra poisonous!

B Queen ant- Although a heavy hitter in melee, her slow speed makes her much less intimidating than her minions.

Bees & Wasps

y Killer bee- Painful alone and deadly in swarms, these pack hunters are a menace to the unprepared.

y Queen bee- Although extremely venomous, their lack of maneuverability makes them easy to deal with.

y Yellow wasp- Although slower than killer bees, their stings slow and paralyse their victims.

y Red wasp- An oversized yellow wasp dyed red in the blood of its victims.

Beetles

B Giant cockroach- Common pests of the upper floors of the Dungeon, they're mostly harmless.

B Goliath beetle- Slow enough for even nagas to kite, but durable enough to make you wonder if it's worth the effort.

B Boring beetle- Beefy, but easily avoided. They tend to turn any floor with rock walls to swiss cheese if left around long enough.

B Boulder beetle- These tanks normally lumber along slowly, but they can suddenly start rolling at break-neck speed.

Flying Insects

b Butterfly- Harmless and pretty and occasionally in the way.

y Vampire mosquito- Pesky undead insects that suck the unwary dry.

y Moth of suppression- Sickly moths that suppress all effects of magical items within their zone of effect.

y Moth of wrath- These fluttering nuisances are capable of mystically enraging anything they come across.

y Ghost moth- Invisible psychic predators with debilitating poisons.

Upcoming Insects

y Polymoth- Flying menaces that transform any monsters they come across into even nastier foes. Coming in 0.13.

Retired Insects

a Ant larva- Baby ants that were about as threatening as a goblin with three limbs missing.

k Bumblebee- Bigger, solitary bees with a much less terrifying history of player deaths than the killer variety.

b Chaos butterfly- Dangerous Abyssal butterflies that create raging storms with every flap of their wings.

History

0.12 introduced moths of suppression and chaos butterflies and removed bumblebees and ant larvae.