Caterpillar, Horn

This monstrous caterpillar’s dark-scarlet bristles drip with thick, dangerous-looking venom.

Horn Caterpillar CR 1

XP 400
N Small vermin
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0

DEFENSE

AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 16 (3d8+3)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +1
Defensive Abilities bristles; Immune mind-affecting effects

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +5 (1d6+2), bristles +0 (1d4+1 plus poison)
Special Attacks poison, web (+4 ranged, DC 12, 3 hp)

STATISTICS

Str 14, Dex 13, Con 13, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 14 (can’t be tripped)
Skills Climb +10
SQ compression

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Bristles (Ex)

A creature that attacks a caterpillar with a natural attack or non-reach melee weapon must succeed at a DC 12 Reflex save or take damage as if the caterpillar had struck the creature with its bristles. The save DC is Dexterity-based.

Poison (Ex)

Bristles—injury; save Fort DC 12; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Strength; cure 1 save.

ECOLOGY

Environment temperate or warm forests
Organization solitary, pair, or clutch (3–12)
Treasure none

Unlike normal caterpillars, voracious giant horn caterpillars don’t pupate into butterflies. Instead, they remain in their wormlike forms for their entire life cycle, growing between each molt until they eventually reach the size of large dogs.

Horn caterpillars feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates, which they usually scavenge from corpses. Their sharp mandibles allow them to effortlessly shear through tendon and bone.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 5 © 2015, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, John Bennett, Logan Bonner, Creighton Broadhurst, Robert Brookes, Benjamin Bruck, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Thurston Hillman, Eric Hindley, Joe Homes, James Jacobs, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Ben McFarland, Jason Nelson, Thom Phillips, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Alistair Rigg, Alex Riggs, David N. Ross, Wes Schneider, David Schwartz, Mark Seifter, Mike Shel, James L. Sutter, and Linda Zayas-Palmer.

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