Starfield-Database-Fauna-Beetle

Beetle
Starfield Fauna · Critter

Beetle is a critter species in Starfield with 20 variants living on 20 planets. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for 8 resources. Its variants carry 24 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Beetle variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.

M Metabolic Agent

A Antimicrobial

Variants

Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).

Beetle Filterer

Heinlein VI-a (Deciduous Forest, Tropical Forest, Hills, Rocky Desert)

Resource: T Toxin
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Polyphasic

Behavior · Signal

Beetle Filterer

Shoza II (Deciduous Forest)

Resource: S Sealant
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Huge
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Spook

Beetle Filterer

Tau Ceti VIII-b (Mountains, Savanna)

Resource: T Toxin
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Always Flees
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Cathemeral

Beetle Filterer

Xi Ophiuchi VIII-b (Mountains, Hills)

Resource: S Sealant
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Basking

Beetle Geophage

Alpha Andraste III (Tropical Forest, Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: T Toxin
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Geophage
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Call and Response

Beetle Geophage

Codos (Mountains, Frozen Mountains, Swamp, Savanna)

Resource: C Cosmetic
Harvest: Carapace · kill to harvest
Diet: Geophage
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Diurnal

Behavior · Meek

Beetle Grazer

Jemison (Frozen Mountains, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Ruminant
Temperament: Prey - Always Flees
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Wallower

Beetle Grazer

Bara III (Savanna, Mountains)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Beetle Grazer

Groombridge VIII-a (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Tropical Forest)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Ruminant
Temperament: Prey - Always Flees
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Nocturnal

Behavior · Meek

Beetle Scavenger

Al-Battani II (Frozen Plains)

Resource: A Adhesive
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Polyphasic

Behavior · Call and Response

Beetle Scavenger

Archimedes III (Frozen Plains, Coniferous Forest, Mountains, Deciduous Forest)

Resource: O Ornamental
Harvest: Gland
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Crepuscular

Beetle Scavenger

Beta Ternion II (Volcanic, Mountains, Savanna, Sandy Desert, Hills)

Resource: S Structural
Harvest: Carapace · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Cathemeral

Behavior · Wallower

Beetle Scavenger

Magnar (Swamp, Frozen Plains, Mountains, Savanna, Hills)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Carapace · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Nocturnal
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Investigator

Beetle Scavenger

Eridani IV (Frozen Mountains, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Nocturnal

Behavior · Hazard Happy

Beetle Scavenger

Feynman III (Volcanic, Sandy Desert, Mountains)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Crepuscular

Beetle Scavenger

Marduk IV (Frozen Crevasses, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: C Cosmetic
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Nocturnal

Behavior · Warbler

Beetle Scavenger

Oborum I (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest)

Resource: S Sealant
Harvest: Carapace · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Investigator

Beetle Scavenger

Pyraas II (Savanna)

Resource: A Antimicrobial
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Diurnal

Behavior · Call and Response

Behavior · Weather-Watcher

Beetle Scavenger

Rutherford III (Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Carapace · kill to harvest
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Critter
Size: Large
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Nocturnal

Behavior · Investigator

Beetle Scavenger

Schrodinger III (Mountains, Frozen Mountains, Hills)

Resource: A Antimicrobial
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Critter
Size: Normal
Threat: Easiest/Level 1
Active: Polyphasic

Behavior · Rockbreaker

Behavior · Gassy

Trait Glossary

Basking: Preferentially lays out in the sun, ideally in high places.
Call and Response: Periodically calls back and forth to others of its species.
Cathemeral: Creature never sleeps, is always active.
Crepuscular: Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Diurnal: Creature is active during day.
Easiest/Level 1: This creature is always level 1, and will always be the weakest thing around.
Gassy: Periodically puffs out harmless gases.
Hazard Happy: Hangs out in hazards, plays in hazards, is frustratingly immune to hazards.
Huge: Huge Creature Size (x1.5)
Investigator: Curious. Will investigate the player from a distance, approaches the player if approached.
Large: Large Creature Size (x1.25)
Meek: Will back away from target when Warn reaction is triggered.
Nocturnal: Creature is active at night.
Normal: Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Polyphasic: Creature naps frequently throughout the day, at odd times.
Prey - Always Flees: Extremely fearful. Will only flee as a reaction, anything within 50m; will try to avoid combat.
Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Not aggressive. No assist. Average confidence. Best for critters or fools.
Prey - Curious/Skittish: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Will warn things that come closer than 35m, then flee when anything gets within 15m. Flees enemies.
Rockbreaker: Will "attack" rocks or flora in its environment, like a stag shedding velvet. May break ores.
Signal: Strikes a pose and glows brightly when idling.
Spook: Takes cover while moving - moves from cover to cover.
Wallower: Wallows near resource veins, or away from grass on open soil.
Warbler: Sings.
Weather-Watcher: When there's no weather, stares at the sky every so often. When there is, plays and cavorts.