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[[File:vermin_sprites_preview.png|right]]'''Vermin''' includes small land [[creature]]s such as [[rat]]s, [[bat]]s, and [[lizard]]s, and also the type of [[fish]] which are caught by [[fisherdwarf|fisherdwarves]]. They are below 2 kg (4 lb) in size, much smaller than [[cat]]s. Vermin are hard to see, but can be noted if you are particularly observant, as they will occasionally blink into and out of view on the screen. Unlike other non-vermin creatures, they cannot be selected and have their attributes viewed.
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[[File:mouse_outline.png|150px|right]]'''Vermin''' are small [[creature]]s such as [[rat]]s, [[bat]]s, and [[lizard]]s which are difficult to see, and also the type of [[fish]] which are caught by [[fisherdwarf|fisherdwarves]]. They are below 2 kg (4 lb) in size, much smaller than [[cat]]s. The presence of vermin can be noted if you are particularly observant, as they will occasionally blink into and out of view on the screen. The main distinctions between vermin and creatures are that vermin:
 
 
The main distinctions between vermin and creatures are that vermin:
 
 
# Cannot be engaged in [[combat]] or trigger [[trap]]s, save those specifically made to trap them, though some (such as the [[cave spider]]) can bite and inflict syndromes;
 
# Cannot be engaged in [[combat]] or trigger [[trap]]s, save those specifically made to trap them, though some (such as the [[cave spider]]) can bite and inflict syndromes;
 
# Do not usually provide [[meat]] or [[bone]]s. Exceptions are the [[creepy crawler]], which  can be butchered, and the [[purring maggot]] which can be milked;
 
# Do not usually provide [[meat]] or [[bone]]s. Exceptions are the [[creepy crawler]], which  can be butchered, and the [[purring maggot]] which can be milked;
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Some vermin can be captured in [[animal trap]]s, but those with the {{token|VERMIN_NOTRAP|c}} token can only be caught with a "Capture a Live Land Animal" job, while those with the {{token|VERMIN_SOIL|c}} token will be ignored for that job. Once caught, some can be trained as [[pet]]s. A few particular captured vermin can be used to produce [[extract]]s using a glass [[vial]] and the [[animal dissector]] labor. Captured [[purring maggot]]s can also be [[milk]]ed at a farmer's workshop. Vermin don't die of old age at all - if you capture one, it should last forever.  
 
Some vermin can be captured in [[animal trap]]s, but those with the {{token|VERMIN_NOTRAP|c}} token can only be caught with a "Capture a Live Land Animal" job, while those with the {{token|VERMIN_SOIL|c}} token will be ignored for that job. Once caught, some can be trained as [[pet]]s. A few particular captured vermin can be used to produce [[extract]]s using a glass [[vial]] and the [[animal dissector]] labor. Captured [[purring maggot]]s can also be [[milk]]ed at a farmer's workshop. Vermin don't die of old age at all - if you capture one, it should last forever.  
  
Graphically, the sprites of some flying vermin, such as the [[acorn fly]], [[fly]], [[blood gnat]], [[honey bee]], [[mosquito]] and [[pixie|pixies]], will resemble multiple bugs of that type in a single tile; they can be seen in amounts of one, three, five and nine; depending on how large the swarm is. Dwarves will eat vermin if no other [[food]] source is available, resulting in an unhappy [[thought]]. Most vermin cannot be spawned in the [[object testing arena]], as those are not able to engage in combat anyway.
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Graphically, the sprites of some flying insects, as well as [[pixie|pixies]], will resemble multiple bugs of that type in a single tile; they can be seen in amounts of one, three, five and nine; depending on how large the swarm is. Dwarves will eat vermin if no other [[food]] source is available, resulting in an unhappy [[thought]]. Most vermin cannot be spawned in the [[object testing arena]], as those are not able to engage in combat anyway.
  
 
In [[Adventure mode]], you can reveal the location of previously-hidden, nearby vermin by pressing {{key|L}}. Your character can also pick up vermin if they are close enough.
 
In [[Adventure mode]], you can reveal the location of previously-hidden, nearby vermin by pressing {{key|L}}. Your character can also pick up vermin if they are close enough.
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==Vermin==
 
==Vermin==
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table head|class="wikitable sortable"}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table head|class="wikitable sortable"}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:acorn_fly_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Acorn fly|symbol=·|color=6:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=20|value=0|biome=Any pool|note=Savage, no trap}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Acorn fly|symbol=·|color=6:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=20|value=0|biome=Any pool|note=Savage, no trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Anchovy|symbol=α|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Anchovy|symbol=α|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Anole|symbol=∙|color=2:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=90|value=10|biome=Any tropical forest|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Anole|symbol=∙|color=2:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=90|value=10|biome=Any tropical forest|note=}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Beetle|symbol=·|color=4:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap, no capture}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Beetle|symbol=·|color=4:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap, no capture}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Black bullhead|symbol=α|color=6:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish and freshwater lakes|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Black bullhead|symbol=α|color=6:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish and freshwater lakes|note=No trap}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:blood_gnat_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Blood gnat|symbol=·|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Any pool|note=Hateable, no trap, evil, rots food}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Blood gnat|symbol=·|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Any pool|note=Hateable, no trap, evil, rots food}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Blue jay|symbol=∙|color=1:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=100|value=30|biome=Temperate grasslands, savannas, shrublands, broadleaf and coniferous forests|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Blue jay|symbol=∙|color=1:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=100|value=30|biome=Temperate grasslands, savannas, shrublands, broadleaf and coniferous forests|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Brook lamprey|symbol=~|color=3:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate saltwater, brackish and freshwater lakes, tropical oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Brook lamprey|symbol=~|color=3:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate saltwater, brackish and freshwater lakes, tropical oceans|note=No trap}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Flounder|symbol=α|color=6:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Flounder|symbol=α|color=6:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Fluffy wambler|symbol=∙|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=2000|value=20|biome=Any land|note=Good, eater 1}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Fluffy wambler|symbol=∙|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=2000|value=20|biome=Any land|note=Good, eater 1}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:fly_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Fly|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing, any pool|note=Hateable, no trap}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Fly|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing, any pool|note=Hateable, no trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Flying squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Any temperate forest|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Flying squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Any temperate forest|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Fox squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=2000|value=100|biome=Any temperate forest|note=Savage}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Fox squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=2000|value=100|biome=Any temperate forest|note=Savage}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Hedgehog|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=800|value=10|biome=Temperate shrublands and savannas|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Hedgehog|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=800|value=10|biome=Temperate shrublands and savannas|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Herring|symbol=α|color=3:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Arctic and temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Herring|symbol=α|color=3:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Arctic and temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:honey_bee_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Honey bee|symbol=·|color=6:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=1|biome=Not freezing|note=Usable for [[beekeeping industry]], no trap}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Honey bee|symbol=·|color=6:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=1|biome=Not freezing|note=Usable for [[beekeeping industry]], no trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Jumping spider|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=Hateable}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Jumping spider|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=Hateable}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Knuckle worm|symbol=~|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1000|value=100|biome=Not freezing|note=Evil}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Knuckle worm|symbol=~|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1000|value=100|biome=Not freezing|note=Evil}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Monarch butterfly|symbol=∙|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Monarch butterfly|symbol=∙|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Moon snail|symbol=∙|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Temperate oceans|note=Hateable, no trap, no capture}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Moon snail|symbol=∙|color=4:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Temperate oceans|note=Hateable, no trap, no capture}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:mosquito_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Mosquito|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing, any pool|note=Hateable, no trap}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Mosquito|symbol=·|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing, any pool|note=Hateable, no trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Moth|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Moth|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=0|biome=Not freezing|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Mussel|symbol=m|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Any ocean, lake and river|note=Hateable, shell source}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Mussel|symbol=m|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=10|biome=Any ocean, lake and river|note=Hateable, shell source}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Perch|symbol=α|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Perch|symbol=α|color=7:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Phantom spider|symbol=∙|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=500|value=0|biome=Temperate and tropical forests|note=Evil, produces web}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Phantom spider|symbol=∙|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=500|value=0|biome=Temperate and tropical forests|note=Evil, produces web}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:pixie_sprite_anim.gif]]|name=Pixie|symbol=·|color=3:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=10|biome=All except pools, rivers, and underground|note=No trap, good, [[fanciful]]}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Pixie|symbol=·|color=3:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1|value=10|biome=All except pools, rivers, and underground|note=No trap, good, fanciful}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Pond turtle|symbol=☼|color=2:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=500|value=10|biome=Any pool|note=shell source}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Pond turtle|symbol=☼|color=2:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=500|value=10|biome=Any pool|note=shell source}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Purring maggot|symbol={|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1000|value=10|biome=Underground chasm|note=Hateable, produces [[milk]]}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Purring maggot|symbol={|color=7:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=1000|value=10|biome=Underground chasm|note=Hateable, produces [[milk]]}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Rainbow trout|symbol=α|color=2:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Rainbow trout|symbol=α|color=2:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes|note=No trap}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Rat|symbol=∙|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=300|value=10|biome=Not freezing|note=Hateable, eater 2}}h
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Rat|symbol=∙|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=300|value=10|biome=Not freezing|note=Hateable, eater 2}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Red squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=300|value=10|biome=Any temperate forest|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Red squirrel|symbol=∙|color=6:0:0|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=300|value=10|biome=Any temperate forest|note=}}
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|graphic=[[File:red-winged_blackbird_sprite.png]]|name=Red-winged blackbird|symbol=∙|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=50|value=30|biome=Temperate salwater and freshwater marshes|note=}}
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{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Red-winged blackbird|symbol=∙|color=0:0:1|food=No|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=50|value=30|biome=Temperate salwater and freshwater marshes|note=}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Sailfin molly|symbol=α|color=2:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, rivers and pools|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Sailfin molly|symbol=α|color=2:0:0|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, rivers and pools|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Salmon|symbol=α|color=4:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
 
{{v50_creaturecurrent table row|name=Salmon|symbol=α|color=4:0:1|food=Yes|playable=No|hostile=N/A|size=200|value=0|biome=Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, temperate oceans|note=No trap}}
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'''Note:''' All vermin with 0 value in the above table don't have the [PET_VALUE:#] tag.
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Note: All vermin with 0 value in the above table don't have the [PET_VALUE:#] tag.
  
 
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