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.

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:

• Digging
• Collecting Slate
• Collecting Clay
• Collecting Dirt
• Collecting Sand or Mud (not in the same spot)

Insect	Class	Rarity
Queen Maggot	Ground	1
Pickel Slug	Ground	2
White Mealybug	Ground	?
Mud Asp	Ground	?
Clay Slug	Ground	?
Blister Beetle	Ground	?
Corkscrew Asp	Ground	?

Wood-Tree Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Gather Wood

Insect	Class	Rarity
Golden Asp	Wood	?
Ringed Wasp	Wood	2
Woolly Aphid	Wood	?
Horned Hookworm	Wood	?
Red Cricket	Wood	3
Desert Millipede	Wood	1
Ash Centipede	Wood	?

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	1
Glass Worm	Water	2
Footworm	Water	3
Bloodworm	Water	?
Nippleworm	Water	?
Bristleworm	Water	?
Needleworm	Water	?

Herb Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Forage Herbs, whether successful or not

Insect	Class	Rarity
Grass Slug	Herb	?
Salt Mite	Herb	2
Feather Midge	Herb	?
Camel Weevel	Herb	?
Honey Fly	Herb	1
Sand Mite	Herb	3
Slime Moth	Herb	?

Livestock Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

Insect	Class	Rarity
White Sawfly	Livestock	1
Bat Mite	Livestock	2
Rose Mite	Livestock	3
Toad Sawfly	Livestock	4
Hairy Slug	Livestock	5
Skinlicker	Livestock	6
Stone Fly	Livestock	7

Crop Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

• Harvest a bed of Flax, Barley, or Wheat
• Harvest Vegetables
• Collect Thorns

Insect	Class	Rarity
Fruit Maggot	Crop	?
Rose Swallowtail	Crop	?
Spittlebug	Crop	?
Orchid Hopper	Crop	?
Dew Fly	Crop	?
Snowberry Butterfly	Crop	?
Ruby Hornborrer	Crop	?
Corn Maggot	Crop	?
Raspberry Moth	Crop	?
Nightwing	Crop	?
Woodmoth	Crop	?
Leafhopper	Crop	?
Leaf Snapper	Crop	?
Clearwing	Crop	?

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

See also

• Beetle
• Cicada