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| Monstrous Compendium 3 |
| Insects |
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*** Ants (a) ***
Ants are worker six-legged insects, and adventurers will
encounter many different kinds of these on their travels.
The [[[[[uSoldier ants] and [[[[[oGiant army ants] are just your
garden-variety ants, and there are also [[[[[UTermites], which
breed very quickly, and [[[[[BAquatic ants], which have adapted
to living underwater. The majority of ants, however, come
from different families, with rudimentary mastery of the
elements - they vary from [[[[[wwhite], [[[[[rred], [[[[[sgrey], [[[[[Wsilver],
[[[[[Dblack], and [[[[[yyellow] to [[[[[bblue], [[[[[Rfire], [[[[[gtree], and
[[[[[Ggreen].
*** Flying insects (I) ***
There are many different kinds of flying insects in Middle-
earth - some, like [[[[[BButterflies], are harmless, others are
only slightly dangerous (like [[[[[WMoths], [[[[[uInsect swarms], and
[[[[[sGiant fleas]). Yet others are serious nuisances due to their
explosive breeding, among them are [[[[[gNeekerbreekers], [[[[[GGiant]
[[[[[Gfruit flies], [[[[[DGiant black midges] and [[[[[wGiant white midges].
Adventurers should be wary of [[[[[yHummerhorns], [[[[[oKiller bees],
[[[[[rGiant fireflies], and [[[[[UFlies of Mordor].
*** Dragonflies (F) ***
Large insects with dazzling wings, the dragonflies inhabit
many different areas on Middle-earth. Among them are giant
[[[[[Baquatic], [[[[[ygold], [[[[[sblack], [[[[[Ubronze], [[[[[Ggreen], [[[[[wwhite], [[[[[oswamp], [[[[[rred],
[[[[[gforest], [[[[[bblue], [[[[[ubrown], [[[[[Wsilver], [[[[[vviolet], and [[[[[Rpink] ones -
all with rudimentary command of some of the elements. The
[[[[[DDeath dragonflies] are worth watching out for.
*** Spiders (S) ***
Ugly eight-legged creatures, the spiders tend to travel in
packs, and are thus to be reckoned with. The weaker species
include the [[[[[BPhase spiders], [[[[[DCave spiders], [[[[[WGiant spiders], and
[[[[[UWood spiders] - these are only dangerous to very inexperienced
adventurers. The [[[[[RGiant fire ticks], uGiant brown ticks], [[[[[oGiant]
[[[[[otarantulas], [[[[[wGiant white ticks], [[[[[sGiant grey scorpions], [[[[[rGiant]
[[[[[rred scorpions], and [[[[[yGiant yellow scorpions] are more dangerous
than their smaller cousins. The most dangerous of all spiders
are the aquatic [[[[[gMurk dwellers], the [[[[[rAraneas], the [[[[[bDriders], the
dreadful [[[[[GMirkwood spiders], and the powerful [[[[[vElder araneas].
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