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Pest
Starfield Fauna · Hexapod

Pest is a hexapod species in Starfield with 4 variants, found only at encounter locations rather than placed by any planet's biomes.

Its variants are harvested for Nutrient. Its variants carry 10 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Pest 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).

Adult Pest
Encounter only
Resource
N Nutrient
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Size
Small
Threat
Hard
Combat · Armored
Angry Adult Pest
Encounter only
Resource
N Nutrient
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Size
Small
Threat
Hard
Attack
Slinger
Combat · Armored
Juvenile Pest
Encounter only
Resource
N Nutrient
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Size
Small
Threat
Normal
Queen Pest · boss
Encounter only
Resource
N Nutrient
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Size
Normal
Threat
Very Hard
Combat · ArmoredSpecial · Boss

Trait Glossary

Armored
Double creature armor. Note this is a combined Kinetic and Energy Resistance mod, and including either alongside this will make a creature VERY tough.
Boss
Increase the health of the creature, use the legendary creature UI.
Crepuscular
Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Hard
This creature is of high power.
Normal
Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Predator - Aggressive
Creature will warn and attack anything within 40-50m; will attack prey on sight. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Slinger
Creature gains a tail-based ranged attack.
Small
Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Rock
Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
Very Hard
This creature is of very high power.