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Grub
Starfield Fauna · Critter

Grub is a critter species in Starfield with 9 variants living on 7 planets. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for 4 resources. Its variants carry 18 scanner traits.

Harvest

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

Variants

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

Flocking Grub Herbivore
Hawking I (Deciduous Forest, Mountains)
Harvest
Fluids
Diet
Frugivore
Temperament
Prey - Defensive
Social
Prey, Large groups
Size
Large
Threat
Easy
Domesticable
Yes
Behavior · WallowerBehavior · Paranoid
Grub Filterer
Feynman I (Volcanic, Mountains, Plateau, Hills, Sandy Desert)
Resource
T Toxin
Harvest
Gland · kill to harvest
Diet
Filter-Feeder
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Grub Geophage
Freya IX-b (Mountains, Rocky Desert, Hills)
Resource
T Toxin
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Geophage
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Grub Geophage
Vega II-c (Coniferous Forest)
Resource
T Toxin
Harvest
Bone · kill to harvest
Diet
Geophage
Social
Critter
Size
Huge
Active
Nocturnal
Domesticable
Yes
Behavior · Basking
Grub Grazer
Charybdis III (Frozen Dunes, Wetlands)
Resource
C Cosmetic
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Herbivorous
Temperament
Prey - Basic
Social
Prey
Threat
Normal
Grub Grazer
Va'ruun'kai (Rocky Desert)
Resource
L Lubricant
Harvest
Fluids
Diet
Herbivorous
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Active
Diurnal
Domesticable
Yes
Grub Grazer
Va'ruun'kai (Sandy Desert)
Resource
L Lubricant
Harvest
Fluids
Diet
Herbivorous
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Active
Diurnal
Domesticable
Yes
Grub Grazer
Va'ruun'kai (Frozen Craters)
Resource
L Lubricant
Harvest
Fluids
Diet
Herbivorous
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Active
Diurnal
Domesticable
Yes
Grub Herbivore
Verne II (Frozen Crevasses, Coniferous Forest)
Resource
C Cosmetic
Harvest
Bone
Diet
Xylophage
Social
Critter
Size
Large
Active
Nocturnal
Domesticable
Yes
Behavior · Warbler

Trait Glossary

Basking
Preferentially lays out in the sun, ideally in high places.
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.
Easy
This creature is of low power.
Huge
Huge Creature Size (x1.5)
Large
Large Creature Size (x1.25)
Larva - Gigantic
Gigantic Larva at Max LarvaA Size (x5)
Nocturnal
Creature is active at night.
Normal
Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Paranoid
Pokes about looking for hazards or traps. Warns, will flee.
Polyphasic
Creature naps frequently throughout the day, at odd times.
Prey - Basic
Nervous/flighty temperament: Is curious about the player. Will warn neutrals, attack within 10m. Flees enemies.
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 - Defensive
Attacks enemies within 40m; flees from neutrals or players until at least 30m separation.
Wallower
Wallows near resource veins, or away from grass on open soil.
Warbler
Sings.