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Mantodea
Starfield Fauna · Mantid
Mantodea is a mantid species in Starfield with 2 variants living on Masada III and Shoza III. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.
Its variants are harvested for Amino Acids and Aromatic. Its variants carry 11 scanner traits.
Harvest
Resources harvested from Mantodea 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).
Herding Mantodea Grazer
Shoza III (Wetlands)- Resource
- A Aromatic
- Harvest
- Hide
- Diet
- Herbivorous
- Temperament
- Prey - Territorial
- Social
- Prey, Small groups
- Size
- Small
- Threat
- Very Hard
- Active
- Nocturnal
- Domesticable
- Yes
Herding Mantodea Scavenger
Masada III (Mountains, Savanna, Hills)- Resource
- A Amino Acids
- Harvest
- Carapace · kill to harvest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Prey - Curious/Skittish
- Social
- Prey, Medium groups
- Size
- Small
- Threat
- Very Easy
- Attack
- Spitter Rock
- Active
- Crepuscular
Trait Glossary
- Crepuscular
- Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
- Gassy
- Periodically puffs out harmless gases.
- Nocturnal
- Creature is active at night.
- 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 - Territorial
- Warns/attacks players/neutrals within 30m. Attacks enemies within 50.
- Signal
- Strikes a pose and glows brightly when idling.
- Small
- Small Creature Size (x0.5)
- Spitter Rock
- Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
- Very Easy
- This creature is of very low power.
- Very Hard
- This creature is of very high power.
- Weather-Weary
- Hides from weather events, seeking cover or burrowing.