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This is a summary table of all insects discovered in A Tale in the Desert 8. 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 at a School of Worship. There are several stages of Arthropodology, and each level allows you to find more insects at a time.

Insect Summary

Resource Weight Bulk Rarity Brief Description
Ash Centipede 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Bat Mite 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep and while slaughtering rabbits.
Blister Beetle 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Bloodworm 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Bristleworm 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Camel Weevel 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect. found while Foraging.
Clay Slug 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate.
Clearwing 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions.
Corkscrew Asp 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Corn Maggot 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers or Onions.
Desert Millipede 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Dew Fly 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Onions, Thorns and Cabbage.
Feather Midge 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Footworm 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus.
Fruit Maggot 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax.
Glass Worm 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine.
Golden Asp 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Grass Slug 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect.
Hairy Slug 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found when slaughtering livestock (at least cows).
Honey Fly 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Horned Hookworm 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect.
Leaf Snapper 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*.
Leafhopper 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Mud Asp 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones.
Needleworm 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Nightwing 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions.
Nippleworm 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Orchid Hopper 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions.
Oyster Mite 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters.
Pickel Slug 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones.
Queen Maggot 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Raspberry Moth 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while Carrots.
Red Cricket 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Ringed Wasp 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Rose Mite 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens.
Rose Swallowtail 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax or Peppers and from gathering thorns.
Ruby Hornborrer 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Cabbage, Onions, or Carrots.
Salt Mite 1 1 R2 / Common A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Sand Mite 1 1 R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Skinlicker 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Slime Moth 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect.
Snowberry Butterfly 1 1 R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Spittlebug 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns.
Stone Fly 1 1 R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect.
Toad Sawfly 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch.
White Mealybug 1 1 R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Slate.
White Sawfly 1 1 R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch.
Woodmoth 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Woolly Aphid 1 1 R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.

Lists of Insects by Class

Ground Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Class Rarity
Queen Maggot Ground R1 / Very Common
Pickel Slug Ground R2 / Common
White Mealybug Ground R4 / Scarce
Mud Asp Ground R5 / Very Scarce
Clay Slug Ground R7 / Very Rare
Blister Beetle Ground R6 / Rare
Corkscrew Asp Ground R3 / Uncommon

Wood-Tree Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Class Rarity
Golden Asp Wood R4 / Scarce
Ringed Wasp Wood R2 / Common
Woolly Aphid Wood R5 / Very Scarce
Horned Hookworm Wood R7 / Very Rare
Red Cricket Wood R3 / Uncommon
Desert Millipede Wood R1 / Very Common
Ash Centipede Wood R6 / Rare

Water Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Class Rarity
Oyster Mite Water R1 / Very Common
Glass Worm Water R2 / Common
Footworm Water R3 / Uncommon
Bloodworm Water R4 / Scarce
Nippleworm Water R6 / Rare
Bristleworm Water R5 / Very Scarce
Needleworm Water R7 / Very Rare

Herb Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

  • Forage Herbs, whether successful or not
Insect Class Rarity
Grass Slug Herb R7 / Very Rare
Salt Mite Herb R2 / Common
Feather Midge Herb R6 / Rare
Camel Weevel Herb R5 / Very Scarce
Honey Fly Herb R1 / Very Common
Sand Mite Herb R3 / Uncommon
Slime Moth Herb R4 / Scarce

Livestock Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Class Rarity
White Sawfly Livestock R1 / Very Common
Bat Mite Livestock R2 / Common
Rose Mite Livestock R3 / Uncommon
Toad Sawfly Livestock R4 / Scarce
Hairy Slug Livestock R5 / Very Scarce
Skinlicker Livestock R6 / Rare
Stone Fly Livestock R7 / Very Rare

Crop Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Class Rarity
Fruit Maggot Crop R3 / Uncommon
Rose Swallowtail Crop R4 / Scarce
Spittlebug Crop R1 / Very Common
Orchid Hopper Crop R2 / Common
Dew Fly Crop R2 / Common
Snowberry Butterfly Crop R6 / Rare
Ruby Hornborrer Crop R1 / Very Common
Corn Maggot Crop R3 / Uncommon
Raspberry Moth Crop R7 / Very Rare
Nightwing Crop R7 / Very Rare
Woodmoth Crop R5 / Very Scarce
Leafhopper Crop R6 / Rare
Leaf Snapper Crop R5 / Very Scarce
Clearwing Crop R4 / Scarce

Crop Dwelling Insects have 14, so broken down into 2 different rarity groups of 7 insects each.

See also