Starfield-Database-Fauna-Leafbug

Leafbug
Starfield Fauna · Hexapod

Leafbug is a hexapod species in Starfield with 8 variants living on 8 planets. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for 6 resources. Its variants carry 28 scanner traits.

Harvest

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

M Metabolic Agent

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 Leafbug Filterer

Ternion III (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest)

Resource: P Polymer
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Territorial
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Active: Nocturnal
Domesticable: Yes

Flocking Leafbug Grazer

Archimedes III (Swamp, Wetlands, Coniferous Forest, Savanna, Deciduous Forest)

Resource: S Sealant
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Attack: Spitter Rock
Active: Cathemeral

Behavior · Sidekick

Behavior · Signal

Flocking Leafbug Herbivore

Sparta III (Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest, Mountains, Volcanic)

Resource: P Pigment
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Xylophage
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Active: Cathemeral

Combat · Regen Health Slow

Behavior · Hazard Happy

Herding Leafbug Grazer

Porrima II (Tropical Forest)

Resource: A Aromatic
Harvest: Hide
Diet: Ruminant
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Small groups
Size: Small
Threat: Easy
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Combat · Thorned

Behavior · Basking

Behavior · Weather-Watcher

Behavior · Weather-Weary

Herding Leafbug Grazer

Serpentis IV (Coniferous Forest, Mountains)

Resource: N Nutrient
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Always Flees
Social: Prey, Small groups
Size: Huge
Threat: Normal
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Combat · Regen Health Slow

Behavior · Warbler

Leafbug Grazer

Heisenberg II (Hills, Mountains, Rocky Desert)

Resource: P Pigment
Harvest: Bone · kill to harvest
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Defensive
Social: Prey
Size: Large
Threat: Normal
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Raking

Leafbug Herbivore

Porrima III (Coniferous Forest, Frozen Plains, Craters)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Bone · kill to harvest
Diet: Frugivore
Temperament: Prey - Always Flees
Social: Prey
Size: Normal
Threat: Very Easy
Active: Diurnal
Domesticable: Yes

Combat · Insulated Nerves

Leafbug Scavenger

Nemeria II (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest)

Resource: P Polymer
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Prey
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Attack: Spitter Spit
Active: Cathemeral

Behavior · Lairing/Nesting

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.
Easy: This creature is of low power.
Hazard Happy: Hangs out in hazards, plays in hazards, is frustratingly immune to hazards.
Huge: Huge Creature Size (x1.5)
Insulated Nerves: Double EM resistance.
Lairing/Nesting: Creature has a lair/nest that it sleeps in.
Large: Large Creature Size (x1.25)
Nocturnal: Creature is active at night.
Normal: Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
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.
Prey - Defensive: Attacks enemies within 40m; flees from neutrals or players until at least 30m separation.
Prey - Territorial: Warns/attacks players/neutrals within 30m. Attacks enemies within 50.
Raking: Claws or scratches at the ground, like it's marking territory.
Sidekick: Will shelter with factions not hostile to them. Curious about the player and may follow them.
Signal: Strikes a pose and glows brightly when idling.
Small: Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Rock: Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
Spitter Spit: Creature spits out of its mouth.
Thorned: Reflects melee damage.
Very Easy: This creature is of very low power.
Warbler: Sings.
Weather-Watcher: When there's no weather, stares at the sky every so often. When there is, plays and cavorts.
Weather-Weary: Hides from weather events, seeking cover or burrowing.