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Vermin

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Vermin are small creatures such as rats, bats, and lizards which are difficult to see, and also the type of fish which are caught by fisherdwarves. They are below 2 kg (4 lb) in size, much smaller than cats. 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:

  1. Cannot be engaged in combat or trigger traps, save those specifically made to trap them, though some (such as the cave spider) can bite and inflict syndromes;
  2. Do not usually provide meat or bones. Exceptions are the creepy crawler, which can be butchered, and the purring maggot which can be milked;
  3. Do not breed, but "spawn", spontaneously appearing in their natural environment or biome. Some types of vermin are inexhaustible and will always be able to spawn, regardless of how many are killed or captured;
  4. Are sometimes "hateable", meaning dwarves can have an anti-preference, which gives them a negative thought when they see the hated vermin.

Vermin can be problematic, as many types feed on stockpiles, thus making it more difficult to keep enough food and drink to survive. Some species can even cause food to rot faster when left outside of a barrel or large pot. Vermin can be hunted by cats and peregrine falcons to reduce this problem, though the remains will still need to be removed. Cats and falcons can be pastured at the relevant stockpiles to further reduce the problem.

Some vermin can be captured in animal traps, but those with the [VERMIN_NOTRAP] token can only be caught with a "Capture a Live Land Animal" job, while those with the [VERMIN_SOIL] token will be ignored for that job. Once caught, some can be trained as pets. A few particular captured vermin can be used to produce extracts using a glass vial and the animal dissector labor. Captured purring maggots can also be milked 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 insects, as well as 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.

Reading the Table

Graphic Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features

The above columns indicate, in order:

  • Graphic: The sprite assigned to the creature. Seen only in the Steam version.
  • Tile: The symbol assigned to the vermin, how you will see it without a graphic set.
  • Name: The name of the vermin as it shows up in-game.
  • Playable: Whether the vermin is playable in any of the game modes. As of now, no vermin are playable.
  • Hostile: Whether the vermin is hostile to the player. As of now, no vermin are hostile to dwarves.
  • Food Source: If "Yes" then the vermin can be turned into food when processed in a fishery.
  • Adult Body Size: The average size of the vermin when an adult. This can be anywhere from 1 for a fly to 2,000 for a fox squirrel. More or less equals the creature's weight in grams.
  • Pet Value: This is the value the vermin can be bought and sold for as a pet during trading.
  • Biome: Where the vermin can be found.
  • Features: Any special features the vermin possesses, these can include alignment and special properties. The value after 'Eater' indicates the vermin's container penetration value.

Vermin

Graphic Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
Acorn fly sprite anim.gif · [[Acorn fly]] No N/A No 20 0 Any pool Savage, no trap
Anchovy sprite.png α [[Anchovy]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate oceans No trap
Anole sprite.png ∙ [[Anole]] No N/A No 90 10 Any tropical forest
Ant sprite.png ∙ [[Ant]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
Axolotl sprite.png ∙ [[Axolotl]] No N/A No 200 10 Tropical saltwater, brackish and freshwater lakes
Banded knifefish sprite.png α [[Banded knifefish]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical freshwater lakes and rivers No trap
Bark scorpion sprite.png ∙ [[Bark scorpion]] No N/A No 3 0 Tropical grasslands, savannas, shrublands, coniferous forests and any desert Hateable
Bat sprite.png ∙ [[Bat]] No N/A No 100 10 Not freezing, subterranean chasms Hateable
Bat ray sprite.png ò [[Bat ray]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate and tropical oceans No trap
Beetle sprite.png · [[Beetle]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap, no capture
Black bullhead sprite.png α [[Black bullhead]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish and freshwater lakes No trap
Blood gnat sprite anim.gif · [[Blood gnat]] No N/A No 1 0 Any pool Hateable, no trap, evil, rots food
Blue jay sprite.png ∙ [[Blue jay]] No N/A No 100 30 Temperate grasslands, savannas, shrublands, broadleaf and coniferous forests
Brook lamprey sprite.png ~ [[Brook lamprey]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate saltwater, brackish and freshwater lakes, tropical oceans No trap
Brown bullhead sprite.png α [[Brown bullhead]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish and freshwater lakes No trap
Brown recluse spider sprite.png ∙ [[Brown recluse spider]] No N/A No 1 0 Temperate broadleaf forests Hateable, produces web
Bumblebee sprite.png · [[Bumblebee]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
Bushtit sprite.png ∙ [[Bushtit]] No N/A No 5 30 Any temperate forest
Cap hopper sprite.png ∙ [[Cap hopper]] No N/A No 200 10 Subterranean water
Cardinal sprite.png ∙ [[Cardinal]] No N/A No 50 30 Temperate grasslands, savannas, shrublands, broadleaf and coniferous forests
Cave fish sprite.png α [[Cave fish]] No N/A Yes 1000 0 Subterranean water No trap
Cave lobster sprite.png ¥ [[Cave lobster]] No N/A Yes 600 0 Subterranean water
Cave spider sprite.png ∙ [[Cave spider]] No N/A No 50 0 Subterranean water and chasm Hateable, produces web
Cave swallow sprite.png ∙ [[Cave swallow]] No N/A No 100 30 Subterranean chasm
Chameleon sprite.png ∙ [[Chameleon]] No N/A No 150 10 Any tropical forest, tropical shrublands and savannas, any desert
Char sprite.png α [[Char]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes No trap
Chipmunk sprite.png ∙ [[Chipmunk]] No N/A No 300 10 Any temperate forest
Clown loach sprite.png α [[Clown loach]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical freshwater rivers and lakes No trap
Clownfish sprite.png α [[Clownfish]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical oceans No trap
Cockatiel sprite.png ∙ [[Cockatiel]] No N/A No 90 30 Any desert, temperate grasslands
Creepy crawler sprite.png * [[Creepy crawler]] No N/A Yes 1000 20 Underground chasm Evil, rots food
Crow sprite.png ∙ [[Crow]] No N/A No 500 10 Temperate forests, grasslands, savannas, shrublands and wetlands, taiga
Cuttlefish sprite.png ♂ [[Cuttlefish]] No N/A Yes 1000 10 Any ocean
Damselfly sprite.png ∙ [[Damselfly]] No N/A No 1 0 Any pool No trap
Demon rat sprite.png ∙ [[Demon rat]] No N/A No 300 20 Not freezing Evil, eater 3
Dragonfly sprite.png ∙ [[Dragonfly]] No N/A No 1 0 Any pool No trap
Fairy sprite.png ∙ [[Fairy]] No N/A No 100 10 All except pools, rivers, and underground No trap, good, fanciful
Fire snake sprite.png ∙ [[Fire snake]] No N/A No 1000 10 Subterranean lava Hateable
Firefly sprite.png ∙ [[Firefly]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
Flounder sprite.png α [[Flounder]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate oceans No trap
Fluffy wambler sprite.png ∙ [[Fluffy wambler]] No N/A No 2000 20 Any land Good, eater 1
Fly sprite anim.gif · [[Fly]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing, any pool Hateable, no trap
∙ [[Flying squirrel]] No N/A No 200 10 Any temperate forest
∙ [[Fox squirrel]] No N/A No 2000 100 Any temperate forest Savage
α [[Glasseye]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical oceans No trap
∙ [[Grackle]] No N/A No 120 30 Temperate grasslands and savannas
· [[Grasshopper]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
∙ [[Gray squirrel]] No N/A No 300 10 Any temperate forest
∙ [[Green tree frog]] No N/A No 100 10 Temperate freshwater lakes, pools, swamps and marshes
α [[Guppy]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes and rivers No trap
~ [[Hagfish]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Arctic and temperate oceans No trap
α [[Hake]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Arctic and temperate oceans No trap
∙ [[Hamster]] No N/A No 150 10 Not freezing Hateable, eater 2
∙ [[Hedgehog]] No N/A No 800 10 Temperate shrublands and savannas
α [[Herring]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Arctic and temperate oceans No trap
Honey bee sprite anim.gif · [[Honey bee]] No N/A No 1 1 Not freezing Usable for beekeeping industry, no trap
· [[Jumping spider]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing Hateable
Knuckle worm sprite.png ~ [[Knuckle worm]] No N/A No 1000 100 Not freezing Evil
∙ [[Large roach]] No N/A No 1 5 Not freezing Hateable, eater 2, no trap
~ [[Leech]] No N/A No 100 10 Any lake and pool Hateable, no trap, no capture
∙ [[Leopard gecko]] No N/A No 50 10 Any desert
∙ [[Lion tamarin]] No N/A No 620 10 Tropical moist broadleaf forests
∙ [[Lizard]] No N/A No 200 10 Not freezing Hateable, eater 1
∙ [[Lorikeet]] No N/A No 200 30 Tropical moist broadleaf forests, mangrove swamps
· [[Louse]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap, no capture
α [[Lungfish]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, rivers and pools No trap
α [[Mackerel]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Arctic and temperate oceans No trap
∙ [[Magpie]] No N/A No 200 30 Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
· [[Mantis]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
∙ [[Masked lovebird]] No N/A No 90 30 Any tropical forest
∙ [[Moghopper]] No N/A No 300 20 Any pool Savage, only usable creature for fish dissectors
∙ [[Monarch butterfly]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
∙ [[Moon snail]] No N/A No 200 10 Temperate oceans Hateable, no trap, no capture
Mosquito sprite anim.gif · [[Mosquito]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing, any pool Hateable, no trap
∙ [[Moth]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
m [[Mussel]] No N/A Yes 200 10 Any ocean, lake and river Hateable, shell source
♂ [[Nautilus]] No N/A Yes 500 10 Any ocean shell source
∙ [[Olm]] No N/A No 200 10 Subterranean water
∙ [[Oriole]] No N/A No 40 30 Temperate broadleaf forests
o [[Oyster]] No N/A Yes 200 10 Any ocean Hateable, shell source
∙ [[Parakeet]] No N/A No 120 30 Tropical grasslands, savannas, shrublands and forests
∙ [[Peach-faced lovebird]] No N/A No 60 30 Temperate grasslands, savannas, shrublands and broadleaf forests
α [[Perch]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes No trap
∙ [[Phantom spider]] No N/A No 500 0 Temperate and tropical forests Evil, produces web
Pixie sprite anim.gif · [[Pixie]] No N/A No 1 10 All except pools, rivers, and underground No trap, good, fanciful
☼ [[Pond turtle]] No N/A Yes 500 10 Any pool shell source
{ [[Purring maggot]] No N/A No 1000 10 Underground chasm Hateable, produces milk
α [[Rainbow trout]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate freshwater rivers and lakes No trap
∙ [[Rat]] No N/A No 300 10 Not freezing Hateable, eater 2
∙ [[Red squirrel]] No N/A No 300 10 Any temperate forest
∙ [[Red-winged blackbird]] No N/A No 50 30 Temperate salwater and freshwater marshes
α [[Sailfin molly]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, rivers and pools No trap
α [[Salmon]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, temperate oceans No trap
Ω [[Sea nettle jellyfish]] No N/A Yes 200 10 Temperate oceans No trap
α [[Seahorse]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate and tropical oceans No trap
α [[Shad]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, temperate and arctic oceans No trap
∙ [[Skink]] No N/A No 500 10 Any desert, temperate and tropical
~ [[Slug]] No N/A No 1 10 Not freezing Hateable, no trap, no capture
∙ [[Snail]] No N/A No 1 10 Not freezing Hateable, no trap, no capture
α [[Sole]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate and arctic oceans No trap
∙ [[Sparrow]] No N/A No 30 30 Any grassland, savanna, shrubland, temperate and tropical forest, desert and wetland
α [[Spotted ratfish]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate oceans No trap
♂ [[Squid]] No N/A Yes 200 10 Any ocean
α [[Steelhead trout]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish, saltwater and freshwater lakes, temperate and arctic oceans No trap
· [[Termite]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap
ò [[Thornback ray]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate and tropical oceans No trap
Thrips sprite.png · [[Thrips]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap, no capture
Tick sprite.png · [[Tick]] No N/A No 1 0 Not freezing No trap, no capture
Toad sprite.png ∙ [[Toad]] No N/A No 200 10 Any pool Hateable
∙ [[Two-legged rhino lizard]] No N/A No 1000 20 Any land Savage, eater 2
α [[White-spotted puffer]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Tropical oceans No trap
~ [[Worm]] No N/A No 100 10 Any temperate, any tropical, taiga Hateable, no trap, no capture
∙ [[Wren]] No N/A No 40 30 Any grassland, savanna, shrubland, forest, desert and wetland
α [[Yellow bullhead]] No N/A Yes 200 0 Temperate brackish and freshwater lakes No trap

Note: All vermin with 0 value in the above table don't have the [PET_VALUE:#] tag.

"Vermin" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: bomik
Elvish: nirica
Goblin: otod
Human: strilu
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