Insects

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The following table details the insects that can be summoned using Mama Kolydina's Instant Infestation. The table is roughly in order of quality of bug, from lowest to highest. Please take note that the amount of damage varies from witch to witch.

Insect type Summoning message

Appearance


Fly off message

Combat messages Combat damage Other effects
lacewings Whirring gently, the <size> of lacewings begins to circle you.

A <size> of delicate lacewings is circling around her.


Some of the lacewings around you detach themselves and wander away.

The lacewings around you buzz around in panic.

The lacewings around you mill about in confusion.


The lacewings around you spiral chaotically.

est. 10hp None
stick insects Rather clumsily, the <size> of stick insects begins to circle you.

A <size> of brown and sticky stick insects is buzzing clumsily around her.


Some of the stick insects around you buzz away.

The stick insects around you buzz clumsily.

The stick insects around you buzz nervously.


The stick insects around you mill about in confusion.


In a panic, some of the stick insects around you briefly try to hide and look like sticks, but this doesn't work too well in midair.


The stick insects around you buzz from side to side in tangled clumps of panic.

None
mayflies The <size> of mayflies begins to buzz erratically around you.

A <size> of spindly mayflies is spiralling erratically around her.


Some of the mayflies around you detach themselves and buzz dizzily away.

The mayflies around you whirl dizzily.

The mayflies around you dance uneasily.

None
praying mantids The <size> of praying mantids flutters into a loosely-formed orbit around you.

A <size> of long, thin praying mantids is circling her.


Some of the praying mantids around you flutter away.

The praying mantids around you flap wildly from side to side.

The praying mantids around you flutter about in confusion.


The <size> of praying mantids around you seems to ripple with panic.

None
butterflies The <size> of butterflies begins to buzz around you happily.

A <size> of brightly coloured butterflies is slowly circling around her.


Some of the butterflies around you flutter away.

The butterflies seem to be dancing in colourful patterns around the <opponent>.

Some of the butterflies detach themselves from the swarm and flit distractingly across the <opponent>'s field of vision.


The butterflies around you begin to swarm and swirl in dizzying formations around the <opponent>.


The butterflies around you buzz captivatingly near the <opponent>, seemingly whispering to the <opponent> distractingly.

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ladybirds The <size> of ladybirds begins to buzz around you happily.

A <size> of brightly coloured ladybirds is slowly circling around her.


Some of the ladybirds around you flutter away.

The ladybirds seem to be dancing in colourful patterns around the <opponent>.

Some of the ladybirds detach theselves from the swarm and flit distractingly across the <opponent>'s field of vision.


The ladybirds around you begin to swarm and swirl in dizzying formations around the <opponent>.


The ladybirds around you buzz captivatingly near the <opponent>, seemingly whispering to the <opponent> distractingly.

None
dragonflies The <size> of dragonflies starts to hover near you.

A <size> of polychromatic dragonflies is rapidly swarming around her.


Some of the dragonflies around you zip away.

The dragonflies seem to swirl dizzyingly around the <opponent>, forming hypnotic patterns.

The dragonflies around you flash charmingly at the <opponent>, causing some distraction.


The dragonflies around you buzz dangerously close to the <opponent> as confusion ensues.


The dragonflies around you suddenly dive towards the <opponent> quickly and agitate tumultuous chaos.

None
damselflies The <size> of damselflies begins to buzz around you happily.

A <size> of brightly coloured damselflies is slowly circling around her.


Some of the damselflies around you flutter away.

Some of the damselflies detach theselves from the swarm and flit distractingly across the <opponent>'s field of vision.

The damselflies around you buzz captivatingly near the soldier, seemingly whispering to the <opponent> distractingly.

None
moths The <size> of moths flutters into a chaotic formation around you.

A <size> of powdery grey moths is spiralling chaotically around her.


Some of the moths around you flutter away.

Some of the moths around you gnaw eagerly on the <opponent>'s <clothing>.

Some of the moths around you nibble away at the <opponent>'s <clothing>, creating tiny frayed holes.


Some of the moths around you chew great holes in the <opponent>'s <clothing>.


Some of the moths around you descend upon the <opponent>'s <clothing>, leaving behind a complicated lacework of small holes.


Some of the moths around you do a fairly good job of wreaking major structural damage on the <opponent>'s <clothing>.

Inflicts damage on the target's clothing.
grasshoppers With a rasping noise, the <size> of grasshoppers begins to circle you.

A <size> of huge, nasty-looking grasshoppers is buzzing erratically around her.


Some of the grasshoppers around you drop to the ground and leap away.

The grasshoppers around you fly at the <opponent>'s <clothing> furiously, scratching and biting and nibbling.

The grasshoppers around you spiral furiously in the air about the <opponent>'s <clothing>, scratching and nipping!


The grasshoppers around you momentarily enclose the <opponent>'s <clothing> in a cloud of angry, clicking, nipping bodies.


Some of the grasshoppers around you swarm madly about the <opponent>'s <clothing>, bursting into a shrilling song, swarming all over the <opponent>'s <clothing>.


The grasshoppers around you whirl angrily about the <opponent>'s <clothing>, their serrated legs ripping up the <opponent>'s <clothing>.

Inflicts damage on the target's clothing.
winged termites The <size> of winged termites forms a chaotic web of small white bodies around you.

A <size> of sickly white winged termites is circling about her.


Some of the winged termites around you buzz away out of the area.

Some of the winged termites around you chew eagerly upon the <opponent>'s <clothing>.

Some of the winged termites around you chew great holes in the <opponent>'s <clothing>.


Some of the winged termites around you form a squadron and attack, gnawing gaping rents in the <opponent>'s <clothing>.


Some of the winged termites around you attack the <opponent>'s <clothing>, leaving behind a complex meshwork of holes.


Some of the winged termites around you descend upon and partially destroy the <opponent>'s <clothing>.

Inflicts damage on the target's clothing.
sandflies The <size> of sandflies clusters haphazardly around you.

A <size> of tiny sandflies is bunched in the air around her.


Some of the sandflies around you break away and disperse.

The sandflies around you swarm about the <opponent>, biting furiously.

The sandflies around you descend ravenously on the <opponent>.


The sandflies around you cluster thickly about the <opponent>, feasting hungrily.


The sandflies around you cover the <opponent> in a rash of tiny red bite marks.


The sandflies around you envelop the <opponent> in a choking cloud of tiny flies, leaving behind hundreds of little red bites.

None
mosquitoes With a high-pitched whining noise, the <size> of mosquitoes begins to orbit you.

A <size> of whining mosquitoes is orbiting her.


Some of the mosquitoes orbiting you break away and disperse.

The mosquitoes around you flock hungrily about the <opponent>, searching for blood.

The mosquitoes around you descend voraciously on the <opponent>'s flesh.


The mosquitoes around you feast ravenously upon the <opponent>.


The mosquitoes around you cluster gluttonously about the <opponent>, leaving behind a myriad of bites.


The mosquitoes around you cover the <opponent> in hundreds of red welts.

None
gnats The <size> of gnats begins to circle you.

A <size> of buzzing gnats is circling her.


Some of the gnats around you buzz away.

The gnats around you attack the <opponent> voraciously.

The gnats around you swarm at the <opponent>, biting angrily.


The gnats around you cover the <opponent> in a multitude of bites.


The gnats around you cluster thickly about the <opponent> in a cloud of buzzing, biting bodies.


The gnats around you descend upon the <opponent>, leaving behind raw and bitten flesh.

None
crickets Clicking and buzzing, the <size> of crickets begins to circle around you.

A <size> of ugly black crickets is clustered around her.


Some of the crickets around you drop to the ground and scuttle away.

The crickets around you fly viciously at the <opponent>, pinching with their pincers.

The crickets around you storm furiously about the <opponent>, nipping and pinching.


The crickets around you briefly enclose the <opponent> in a seething black blanket of nipping pinchers.


Some of the crickets around you swarm madly around the <opponent>, bursting into a shrilling song loud enough to cause physical pain!


The crickets around you clamour about the <opponent>, screaming a noise of pure shrillness which is at almost ear-bleeding volume.

None
flying ants The <size> of flying ants begins to circle around you.

A <size> of flying ants surrounds her.


Some of the flying ants around you fly off.

The flying ants around you attack the <opponent> with their stings.

The flying ants around you descend upon the <opponent> in an angry swarm, stinging furiously.


The flying ants around you cover the <opponent> in painful stings.


The flying ants around you enclose the <opponent> in an agonising cloud of stings.


The flying ants around you flock angrily about the <opponent>, leaving hundreds of stings.

None
locusts The <size> of locusts begins to circle you, buzzing hungrily.

A ravenous <size> of locusts surrounds her.


Some of the locusts around you swarm away.

The locusts around you cluster thickly about the <opponent>, fighting to attack any bare skin.


The locusts around you descend ravenously upon the <opponent>, tearing at any flesh they can find.


The locusts around you do their best to strip the <opponent> of any skin they can get to.


The locusts around you alight on the <opponent> in hungry hordes, causing painful flesh damage in the process.


The locusts around you flock eagerly about the <opponent>, leaving behind extensive flesh wounds.

None
horseflies With a buzzing sound so loud and meaty it's almost like a dog growling, the <size> of horseflies begins to orbit you.

A <size> of ugly, hairy horseflies is orbiting her and buzzing loudly.


Some of the horseflies around you fly off, their growling noise audible long after they disappear from view.

The horseflies around you assault the <opponent> with painful bites.

The horseflies around you descend on the <opponent> with a vengeance, causing mild flesh wounds.


The horseflies around you hurl themselves upon the <opponent>, eagerly macerating any bare flesh they can find.


The horseflies around you launch an assault upon the <opponent>, lacerating every inch of exposed skin they can get to.


The horseflies around you viciously attack the <opponent>, leaving behind clusters of painful bites.

None
cicadas The <size> of cicadas begins to circle you, chirping gently.

A <size> of quietly chirping cicadas is circling around her.


Some of the cicadas around you fly off, their chirruping growing steadily fainter until it disappears altogether.

The cicadas around you whirl madly about the <opponent>, screaming deafeningly.

The cicadas around you swarm furiously about the <opponent>, shrieking at ear-shattering volume.


The cicadas around you mob the <opponent> mercilessly, screeching at ear-bleeding decibelage.


The cicadas around you cluster thickly about the <opponent>, clamouring and shrilling so loudly the noise is almost pure pain!


The cicadas around you pierce the air around the <opponent> with a song so loud and so painful it is like bits of broken glass shoved in through the ears!

Causes damage to the opponent by making noise.
bees Buzzing drowsily, the <size> of bees begins to cluster around you.

A <size> swarm of fat golden bees surrounds her.


Some of the bees around you bumble off into the distance.

The bees around you descend upon the <opponent>, stinging painfully.

The bees around you swarm at the <opponent>, stinging furiously.


The bees circling you storm angrily around the <opponent>, stinging for all they're worth.


The bees around you flock angrily about the <opponent>, leaving hundreds of stings embedded in the flesh.


The bees around you briefly cover the <opponent> in a crawling, stinging blanket of tiny yellow bodies.

Stings opponent.
wasps With a low, menacing buzzing, the <size> of wasps begins to circle you.

A <size> of sleek, glossy wasps encircles her.


Some of the wasps around you buzz away.

The wasps around you sting the <opponent> furiously.

The wasps around you cover the <opponent> in big, red stings.


The wasps around you assault the <opponent>, leaving behind painful welts all over the skin.


The wasps around you viciously attack the <opponent> with wave after wave of stings.


The wasps around you cluster thickly around the <opponent>, inflicting hundreds of painful stings.

Stings opponent.
hornets Buzzing threateningly, the <size> of hornets begins to circle you.

A <size> of huge, black, dangerous-looking hornets is circling around her.


Some of the hornets around you detach themselves, circle the area ominously a couple of times and then fly off.

The hornets around you sting the <opponent> furiously.


The hornets around you cover the <opponent> in painful stings.


The hornets around you launch a flurry of attacks against the <opponent>, inflicting wave after wave of horrible-looking stings.


The hornets around you storm angrily at the <opponent>, stinging for all they're worth.


The hornets around you attack the <opponent> vengefully, their stings leaving behind a mess of sore and welted flesh.

None
elephant beetles Buzzing loudly, the <size> of elephant beetles begins to circle you.

A <size> of huge, shiny black elephant beetles is buzzing noisily around her.


Some of the elephant beetles around you detach themselves and buzz loudly away.

Some of the elephant beetles around you descend upon the <opponent>, nipping and chewing.

Some of the elephant beetles around you land briefly on the <opponent>, leaving behind a myriad of bite and scratch marks.


Some of the elephant beetles around you lightly lacerate bits of the <opponent>.


Some of the elephant beetles around you mangle the <opponent> a bit.


Some of the elephant beetles around you momentarily envelop the <opponent> in a chunky black cloud of scratching, biting bodies.

est. 180hp Poisons the target.
assassin bugs The <size> of assassin bugs begins to circle you slowly.

A <size> of vicious-looking assassin bugs is slowly circling around her.


Some of the assassin bugs around you fly off.

The assassin bugs around you descend upon the <opponent>, biting painfully.

The assassin bugs around you attack the <opponent> spitefully, leaving behind hundreds of painful puncture wounds.


The assassin bugs around you storm angrily about the <opponent>, enthusiastically trying to cause grievous bodily harm.


The assassin bugs around you viciously assault the <opponent>, causing rather extensive skin lesions.


The assassin bugs around you aggressively attack the <opponent>, leaving blossoms of blood spots in their wake.

est. 200hp Poisons the target.

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