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Insects
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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 |
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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:
- Digging
- Collecting Slate
- Collecting Clay
- Collecting Dirt
- Collecting Sand or Mud (not in the same spot)
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:
- Gather Wood
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:
- Pick Fertile Papyrus
- Gather Water (not in the same spot)
- Collect a gem from a Water Mine
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:
- Harvest a bed of Flax, Barley, or Wheat
- Harvest Vegetables
- Collect Thorns
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