# Larva
The larva, maggot, and dung worm form a chain of related monsters added in SLASH'EM.

Larva

w larva 

Difficulty

2

Attacks

Bite 1d2

w larva 

Difficulty

2

Attacks

Bite 1d2

Base level

1

Base experience

8

Speed

6

Base AC

9

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

150

Nutritional value

100

Size

Medium

Resistances

sleep, poison

Resistances conveyed

sleep (7%)

A larva:

 cannot pick up items.

 has no limbs.

 is an animal.
 has a serpent body.

 regenerates HP quickly.

 is poisonous to eat.

 does not eat. (*)
 is neither male nor female.
 is normally generated hostile.

 wanders randomly.
 can follow you to other levels.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1704

A larva, w, is a worm that appears in SLASH'EM. This is among the easiest monsters to defeat. Its corpse is poisonous but has a small chance of granting sleep resistance.

Maggot

w maggot 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Bite 1d3

w maggot 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Bite 1d3

Base level

2

Base experience

17

Speed

9

Base AC

5

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

10

Nutritional value

10

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A maggot:

 can hide under items.

 cannot pick up items.

 has no limbs.

 is an animal.
 has a serpent body.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1714

A larva can grow up (down?) into a maggot, w. Unlike a larva, a maggot is neither poisonous to eat nor do they provide sleep resistance. They are also significantly smaller, weighing only 10 and also providing only 10 nutrition.

Dung worm

w dung worm 

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Bite 1d4

w dung worm 

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Bite 1d4

Base level

3

Base experience

28

Speed

9

Base AC

5

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

10

Nutritional value

10

Size

Small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A dung worm:

 cannot pick up items.

 has no limbs.

 is an animal.
 has a serpent body.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1721

A larva can grow up into a dung worm, w, the final stage of the SLASH'EM worm growth chain. They are identical to the younger maggot apart from doing 1d4 damage instead of 1d3 and having a higher base level.

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