Insects

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. To check your Arthropodolgy status (and which bug type is missing for the next level), select self>Special>Show Entomology Progress.

Insect Summary

Insect	Type	Rarity	Brief Description
Ash Centipede	Tree Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect.
Bat Mite	Livestock Dwelling	R2 / Common	A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep and while slaughtering rabbits.
Blister Beetle	Ground Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect.
Bloodworm	Water Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Bristleworm	Water Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Camel Weevel	Herb Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	A type of Insect. found while Foraging.
Clay Slug	Ground Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate.
Clearwing	Crop Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions.
Corkscrew Asp	Ground Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Corn Maggot	Crop Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers or Onions.
Desert Millipede	Tree Dwelling	R1 / Very 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	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Footworm	Water Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus.
Fruit Maggot	Crop Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax.
Glass Worm	Water Dwelling	R2 / Common	A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine.
Golden Asp	Tree Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Grass Slug	Herb Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect.
Hairy Slug	Livestock Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	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	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Leaf Snapper	Crop Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*.
Leafhopper	Crop Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect.
Mud Asp	Ground Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones.
Needleworm	Water Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Nightwing	Crop Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions.
Nippleworm	Water Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus, or collecting a bundle of Rotten Flax.
Orchid Hopper	Crop Dwelling	R2 / Common	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions.
Oyster Mite	Water Dwelling	R1 / Very Common	A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters.
Pickel Slug	Ground Dwelling	R2 / Common	A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones.
Queen Maggot	Ground Dwelling	R1 / Very Common	A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Raspberry Moth	Crop Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect found while Carrots. (Thorns, Cabbage (T9))
Red Cricket	Tree Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Ringed Wasp	Tree Dwelling	R2 / Common	A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Rose Mite	Livestock Dwelling	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens.
Rose Swallowtail	Crop Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax or Peppers and from gathering thorns.
Ruby Hornborrer	Crop Dwelling	R1 / Very Common	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	R3 / Uncommon	A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Skinlicker	Livestock Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect.
Slime Moth	Herb Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect.
Snowberry Butterfly	Crop Dwelling	R6 / Rare	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Spittlebug	Crop Dwelling	R1 / Very Common	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns.
Stone Fly	Livestock Dwelling	R7 / Very Rare	A type of Insect.
Toad Sawfly	Livestock Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch.
White Mealybug	Ground Dwelling	R4 / Scarce	A type of Insect found while collecting Slate.
White Sawfly	Livestock Dwelling	R1 / Very Common	A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch.
Woodmoth	Crop Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Woolly Aphid	Tree Dwelling	R5 / Very Scarce	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
Clearwing	R4 / Scarce
Corn Maggot	R3 / Uncommon
Dew Fly	R2 / Common
Fruit Maggot	R3 / Uncommon
Leaf Snapper	R5 / Very Scarce
Leafhopper	R6 / Rare
Nightwing	R7 / Very Rare
Orchid Hopper	R2 / Common
Raspberry Moth	R7 / Very Rare
Rose Swallowtail	R4 / Scarce
Ruby Hornborrer	R1 / Very Common
Snowberry Butterfly	R6 / Rare
Spittlebug	R1 / Very Common
Woodmoth	R5 / Very Scarce

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	R6 / Rare
Clay Slug	R7 / Very Rare
Corkscrew Asp	R3 / Uncommon
Mud Asp	R5 / Very Scarce
Pickel Slug	R2 / Common
Queen Maggot	R1 / Very Common
White Mealybug	R4 / Scarce

Herb Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Forage Herbs, whether successful or not

Insect	Rarity
Camel Weevel	R5 / Very Scarce
Feather Midge	R6 / Rare
Grass Slug	R7 / Very Rare
Honey Fly	R1 / Very Common
Salt Mite	R2 / Common
Sand Mite	R3 / Uncommon
Slime Moth	R4 / Scarce

Livestock Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Slaughtering Camels, Sheep, Chickens, Rabbits, Cows or Bulls

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

Tree Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Gather Wood

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

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

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

See also

• Beetle
• Cicada