Insects
This is a summary table of all insects discovered in previous tales. Insects are a Resource that serve a variety of purposes, including to learn the Fly Tying skill and for use in Fishing.
In order to find insects, you need to have learned the skill Arthropodology 0 (Skill) at a School of Worship. There are several stages of Arthropodology, and each level allows you to find more insects at a time. To check your Arthropodology status (and which bug type is missing for the next level), select self>Special>Show Entomology Progress.
Insect Summary
Insect | Type | Rarity | Brief Description |
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Ash Centipede | Tree Dwelling | A type of Insect. | |
Bat Mite | Livestock Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep, slaughtering and milking cows, and while slaughtering rabbits. |
Blister Beetle | Ground Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while gathering Clay or Slate. |
Bloodworm | Water Dwelling | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. | |
Bristleworm | Water Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus and Water. |
Camel Weevel | Herb Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect. found while Foraging. |
Clay Slug | Ground Dwelling | A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate. | |
Clearwing | Crop Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions. |
Corkscrew Asp | Ground Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones. |
Corn Maggot | Crop Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers, Garlic or Onions. |
Desert Millipede | Tree Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Dew Fly | Crop Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Onions, Thorns and Cabbage. |
Feather Midge | Herb Dwelling | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. | |
Footworm | Water Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus. |
Fruit Maggot | Crop Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax. |
Glass Worm | Water Dwelling | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine. | |
Golden Asp | Tree Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Grass Slug | Herb Dwelling | A type of Insect. | |
Hairy Slug | Livestock Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found when slaughtering livestock (at least cows). |
Honey Fly | Herb Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Horned Hookworm | Tree Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Leaf Snapper | Crop Dwelling | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*. | |
Leafhopper | Crop Dwelling | A type of Insect. | |
Mud Asp | Ground Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones. |
Needleworm | Water Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus. |
Nightwing | Crop Dwelling | A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions. | |
Nippleworm | Water Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus, or collecting a bundle of Rotten Flax. |
Orchid Hopper | Crop Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions. |
Oyster Mite | Water Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters. |
Pickel Slug | Ground Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones. |
Queen Maggot | Ground Dwelling | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones. | |
Raspberry Moth | Crop Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while harvesting Carrots. (Thorns, Cabbage (T9)) |
Red Cricket | Tree Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Ringed Wasp | Tree Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Rose Mite | Livestock Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens. |
Rose Swallowtail | Crop Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax or Peppers and from gathering thorns. |
Ruby Hornborrer | Crop Dwelling | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Cabbage, Onions, or Carrots. | |
Salt Mite | Herb Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Sand Mite | Herb Dwelling | R5 / Very Scarce | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
Skinlicker | Livestock Dwelling | A type of Insect. | |
Slime Moth | Herb Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect. |
Snowberry Butterfly | Crop Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax. |
Spittlebug | Crop Dwelling | R4 / Scarce | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns. |
Stone Fly | Livestock Dwelling | R1 / Very Common | A type of Insect. |
Toad Sawfly | Livestock Dwelling | A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch. | |
White Mealybug | Ground Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found while collecting Slate. |
White Sawfly | Livestock Dwelling | R2 / Common | A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch. |
Woodmoth | Crop Dwelling | R3 / Uncommon | A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax. |
Woolly Aphid | Tree Dwelling | A type of Insect found while gathering Wood. |
Lists of Insects by Type
Crop Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Harvest a bed of Flax, Barley, or Wheat
- Harvest Vegetables
- Collect Thorns
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Corn Maggot | R5 / Very Scarce |
Dew Fly | R2 / Common |
Leaf Snapper | |
Leafhopper | |
Raspberry Moth | R1 / Very Common |
Rose Swallowtail | R3 / Uncommon |
Spittlebug | R4 / Scarce |
Further Crop Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Harvest a bed of Flax, Barley, or Wheat
- Harvest Vegetables
- Collect Thorns
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Clearwing | R2 / Common |
Fruit Maggot | R4 / Scarce |
Nightwing | |
Orchid Hopper | R5 / Very Scarce |
Ruby Hornborrer | |
Snowberry Butterfly | R1 / Very Common |
Woodmoth | R3 / Uncommon |
Ground Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Digging
- Collecting Slate
- Collecting Clay
- Collecting Dirt
- Collecting Sand or Mud (not in the same spot)
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Blister Beetle | R5 / Very Scarce |
Clay Slug | |
Corkscrew Asp | R4 / Scarce |
Mud Asp | R2 / Common |
Pickel Slug | R1 / Very Common |
Queen Maggot | |
White Mealybug | R3 / Uncommon |
Herb Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Forage Herbs, whether successful or not
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Camel Weevel | R4 / Scarce |
Feather Midge | |
Grass Slug | |
Honey Fly | R1 / Very Common |
Salt Mite | R2 / Common |
Sand Mite | R5 / Very Scarce |
Slime Moth | R3 / Uncommon |
Livestock Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Bat Mite | R5 / Very Scarce |
Hairy Slug | R3 / Uncommon |
Rose Mite | R4 / Scarce |
Skinlicker | |
Stone Fly | R1 / Very Common |
Toad Sawfly | |
White Sawfly | R2 / Common |
Tree Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Gather Wood
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Ash Centipede | |
Desert Millipede | R2 / Common |
Golden Asp | R1 / Very Common |
Horned Hookworm | R4 / Scarce |
Red Cricket | R3 / Uncommon |
Ringed Wasp | R5 / Very Scarce |
Woolly Aphid |
Water Dwelling Insects
How to obtain:
- Pick Fertile Papyrus
- Gather Water (not in the same spot)
- Collect a gem from a Water Mine
Insect | Rarity |
---|---|
Bloodworm | |
Bristleworm | R3 / Uncommon |
Footworm | R4 / Scarce |
Glass Worm | |
Needleworm | R1 / Very Common |
Nippleworm | R2 / Common |
Oyster Mite | R5 / Very Scarce |
Crop Dwelling Insects have 14, so broken down into 2 different rarity groups of 7 insects each.
See also