# Spitting beetle

a spitting beetle 

Difficulty

17

Attacks

Bite 4d6, Spits acid for 2d6

a spitting beetle 

Difficulty

17

Attacks

Bite 4d6, Spits acid for 2d6

Base level

14

Base experience

384

Speed

6

Base AC

-4

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

100

Nutritional value

100

Size

Large

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

poison (93%)

A spitting beetle:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 does not appear in Gehennom.

Reference

SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line229

A spitting beetle is an insect in SLASH'EM.  It is most often seen when summoned by priests via summon insects.

Strategy
Spitting beetles are slow compared to most insects.  They do a fair amount of damage, but not enough to make them that serious of a threat, especially when compared to assassin bugs or migo queens.  Still, they should not be ignored if they are summoned right next to you.  It is preferable to engage them in melee combat, as then they cannot use their acid attack, although it is not that damaging to begin with.