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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 ? A type of Insect.
Bat Mite 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep and while slaughtering rabbits.
Bloodworm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Bristleworm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Camel Weavel 1 1 ? A type of Insect. found while Foraging.
Clay Slug 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate.
Clearwing 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions.
Corkscrew Asp 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Corn Maggot 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers or Onions.
Desert Millipede 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Dew Fly 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Onions, Thorns and Cabbage.
Feather Midge 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Footworm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus.
Fruit Maggot 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax.
Glass Worm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine.
Golden Asp 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Grass Slug 1 1 ? A type of Insect.
Honey Fly 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Leaf Snapper 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*.
Mud Asp 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones.
Needleworm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Nightwing 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions.
Nippleworm 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Orchid Hopper 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions.
Oyster Mite 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters.
Pickel Slug 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones.
Queen Maggot 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Raspberry Moth 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while Carrots.
Red Cricket 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Ringed Wasp 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Rose Mite 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens.
Rose Swallowtail 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax or Peppers and from gathering thorns.
Ruby Hornborrer 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Cabbage, Onions, or Carrots.
Salt Mite 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Sand Mite 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Slime Moth 1 1 ? A type of Insect.
Snowberry Butterfly 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Spittlebug 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns.
Toad Sawfly 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch.
White Mealybug 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while collecting Slate.
White Sawfly 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch.
Woodmoth 1 1 ? A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Wooly Aphid 1 1 ? 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 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:

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

Water Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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:

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:

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