Hornet

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For a list of all arthropods, see list of arthropods.

hornet yHornet.png
HP 21-44
HD 6
XP 281
Speed 15
AC 6
EV 14
Will 30
Attack1 18 (sting: paralyse)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Poison
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Tiny
Type hornet, hornet
Flags Flying
No skeleton
A buzzing hornet with a vicious stinger dripping with paralytic poison.

Useful Info

Hornets are a dangerous flying insect. Their poisonous stings can also slow and paralyze you. They are most common in the Vaults, the Swamp, and especially in the Spider's Nest.

Tips & Tricks

  • Poison resistance reduces the chance of getting slowed or paralyzed, but you need poison immunity to be completely safe.
  • Never fight them in an area that allows you to be surrounded. Paralysis is bad enough when you only have to worry about one hornet.
  • You can summon your own hornets by drawing the Foxfire card. Summoned hornets are immensely powerful against most natural monsters and even some unnatural ones. Two particularly good locations for creating your own swarm are the Vaults:5 opening and while fighting Antaeus.
  • If you encounter one and have no poison resistance, zapping it with a wand of polymorph may be a good idea. They are quite likely to turn into something less dangerous. Their mediocre magic resistance also makes other status effect-inflicting wands, as well as most Hexes, quite effective against them.

History

  • Prior to 0.16, this monster was known as red wasp.
  • Prior to 0.8, their paralysis effect could stack. They were near-certain death to anyone stung without the proper defenses.