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The '''trapper or lurker above''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by a lowercase [[t]] glyph ({{white|t}}). It is designated internally by the macro '''S_TRAPPER'''.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|34|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|802|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

* {{monsymlink|lurker above}}
* {{monsymlink|trapper}}

==Common traits==
Both the trapper and lurker above are [[strong]], [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s that are [[neutral]]-aligned, and each possess a body that has no eyes, limbs or head. They can [[hide]] themselves to surprise and [[engulf]] unwary victims until they are [[digest]]ed, and can [[follow]] [[you]] to other levels if they are adjacent to you.

===Generation===
Trappers and lurkers above are always generated hostile.

==Strategy==
Both the trapper and lurker above can be easily detected beforehand by an attentive player using something such as [[telepathy]] or [[warning]] - they also move at a very slow 3 speed, making them easy to hack apart even if [[you]] are engulfed. However, pets are not so fortunate - their digestion attack will instantly kill any other monster they can engulf. To avoid losing good pets, keep a close eye on them and check for hiding monsters through methods such as the above.

==History==
Both the trapper and lurker above appear in Hack for PDP-11, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and are included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]; the monster class is formally introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], when both monsters were moved to the {{white|t}} glyph.

==Variants==
===dNetHack===
[[dNetHack]] renames the monster class to the '''trapper, lurker or metroid''', and adds several new monsters to the monster class:

* {{green|t}} [[baby metroid]]
* {{brightgreen|t}} [[metroid]]
* {{red|t}} [[alpha metroid]]
* {{orange|t}} [[gamma metroid]]
* {{yellow|t}} [[zeta metroid]]
* {{brightmagenta|t}} [[omega metroid]]
* {{magenta|t}} [[metroid queen]]
* {{black|t}} [[mouth of the goat]]

===SlashTHEM===
[[SlashTHEM]] adds one new monster to the monster class:

* {{magenta|t}} [[labyrinth trapper]]

===Hack'EM===
In [[Hack'EM]], both the lurker above and trapper are [[mindless]] and thus cannot be detected with telepathy.

==References==
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