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An '''insect''' is any monster represented by the character {{white|a}}.
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On [[NetHackWiki]], an '''insect''' may refer to any of the following:
  
* [[Ant]]s:
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* The [[ant or other insect]] [[monster class]], whose [[monster]]s are based on real-life insects and represented by {{white|a}}.
** {{monsymlink|Soldier ant}}
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* The [[arachnid or centipede]] monster class, which contains arthropods that are not insects and is represented by {{white|s}}.
** {{monsymlink|Giant ant}}
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* The [[xan or other mystical/fantastic insect]] monster class, which contains fictional exotic insects and is represented by {{white|x}}.
** {{monsymlink|Fire ant}}
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* [[Bee]]s:
 
** {{monsymlink|Killer bee}}
 
** {{monsymlink|Queen bee}}
 
 
 
* Other insects:
 
** {{monsymlink|Giant beetle}}
 
 
 
Insect-like creatures that are generally not considered to be insects include the {{mcsl|s}} monster class, containing arachnids and other arthropods that aren't classified as insects in real life. The {{mcsl|x}} monster class arguably also constitutes insects, because the class description is "xan or other mystical/fantastic insect", but these are not treated as insects in, for example, the [[summon insects]] monster spell.
 
 
 
==Strategy==
 
 
 
Hostile [[aligned priest|priests]] can cast [[summon insects]], particularly in [[Moloch's Sanctum]] and the [[Astral Plane]]. If all insects have been [[genocide]]d, they will instead summon [[Snake (monster class)|snakes]].
 
 
 
It is not a good idea to [[genocide]] any species of insect, as they provide a valuable barrier between you and the tougher monsters in the Sanctum and Astral Plane. Some players make an exception to genocide soldier ants, as they pose a particular hazard in the early game.
 
 
 
== Variants ==
 
* UnNetHack and SporkHack add {{monsymlink|snow ant}}s.
 
* SporkHack also adds {{monsymlink|locust}}s.
 
 
 
=== SLASH'EM ===
 
In [[SLASH'EM]], there are 14 new insects:
 
*{{darkgray|a}} [[assassin bug]]
 
*{{yellow|a}} [[black wasp]]
 
*{{gray|a}} [[giant flea]]
 
*{{gray|a}} [[giant louse]]
 
*{{gray|a}} [[giant tick]]
 
*{{darkgray|a}} [[giant wasp]]
 
*{{orange|a}} [[killer beetle]]
 
*{{green|a}} [[migo drone]]
 
*{{magenta|a}} [[migo queen]]
 
*{{yellow|a}} [[migo warrior]]
 
*{{monsymlink|snow ant}}
 
*{{brown|a}} [[spitting beetle]]
 
*{{green|a}} [[tsetse fly]]
 
*{{yellow|a}} [[yellow jacket]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Monster classes]]
 
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Revision as of 01:58, 2 January 2024

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