Migo
There are 3 "migo" monsters in SLASH'EM: migo drone (a), migo warrior (a) and migo queen (a). The drones and warriors can be randomly generated, whereas the queens can only appear in migohives or from the summon insects spell. Unlike most a they are all able to pick up and use items such as scrolls, wands and potions.
Take note, that migo queens are capable of amnesia attacks!
Migo drone
a migo drone 
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| Difficulty | 10 |
| Attacks |
Sting 1d3 poison |
| Base level | 7 |
| Base experience | 109 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 10 |
| Alignment | -5 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 2 (Quite rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 500 |
| Nutritional value | 50 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | poison |
| Resistances conveyed | poison (46%) |
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A migo drone:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line182 |
A migo drone is the least dangerous of the migos. It does very little physical damage, although its sting is poisonous. It does appear in large groups, however, and thus may swarm the character. Still, it is not much of a threat even then, not being particularly fast or strong. Chatting with a tame or peaceful migo drone produces an unintentional YAFM: "The migo drone drones."
Migo warrior
a migo warrior 
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| Difficulty | 14 |
| Attacks |
Sting 1d3 poison, Bite 2d4 |
| Base level | 10 |
| Base experience | 247 |
| Speed | 18 |
| Base AC | -3 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | -7 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 600 |
| Nutritional value | 50 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | poison |
| Resistances conveyed | poison (66%) |
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A migo warrior:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line212 |
A migo warrior is the next step up from a migo drone. They can be somewhat annoying to get rid of, owing to their relatively low AC and relatively high amount of hit points. They are not a huge threat though, as they do comparatively little damage for their level and appear only in small groups. They are, however, tougher than most a, and so can impede your movement if many appear from summon insects. A migo drone will grow up into a migo warrior at level 10, but a migo warrior cannot grow up into a migo queen[1].
Migo queen
a migo queen 
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| Difficulty | 18 |
| Attacks |
Sting 1d3 intelligence drain, Bite 6d8 |
| Base level | 15 |
| Base experience | 407 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | -3 |
| Base MR | 50 |
| Alignment | -9 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 100 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | poison |
| Resistances conveyed | poison (100%) |
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A migo queen:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line236 |
Migo queens are thankfully rarely seen, as they are not randomly generated and only appear in migohives. They have a sting which drains intelligence and causes amnesia in the manner of a mind flayer, as well as a bite which does a large amount of physical damage. One should make sure to watch out for them appearing via summon insects, as this can happen occasionally, especially with the large numbers of a that the priests on Astral or in Moloch's Sanctum will summon. When meeting these in hand-to-hand combat, a greased helmet is advised.
Origin
Migo come from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The encyclopedia entry is an excerpt from Lovecrafts work. The correct spelling is actually Mi-go.
Mi-go, are an extraterrestrial species. An insectoid/fungoid symbiont the size of men. The fungus is the intelligent partner. They are pinkish, with multiple pairs of limbs and a pair of membranous wings that they use to fly through the aether of outer space, not air. Their head, where the fungus partner reside, looks like an ellipsoid with multiple antennas.
Yuggoth of the encyclopedia, is a colony of the Mi-go on an undiscovered outer planet in our solar system.
Mi-go can remove a brain of a human and put it in a "brain cylinder", hence the amnesia attack in the game.
Encyclopaedia entry
These strange beings are visitors from another realm. An
unusual symbiotic relationship exists between the intelligent
fungus and the insectoid form that comprises the bulk of its
body. They are said to have access to great magical powers.
Their queens have been known to steal human brains, taking
them back to distant Yuggoth.
Migo are also known as the Fungi from Yuggoth.
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