Beetle

Beetles are insects found in a few areas of Azeroth. Some small beetles are critters, while larger ones are beasts. They are not silithid, although some silithid look like beetles. Those hardy insect can dwell in just about any climate and are known to thrive on battlefields after the fighting has ended.

Hunter pet

Specialization (upon taming)
Tenacity
The Beetle eats

The Beetle comes with

All pets come with

Though hunters can respec their pet beetles into Cunning or Ferocity, they are inherently Tenacity. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all beetles are given the following:

Subspecies

Carrion Beetle - Azjol-Nerub

The subspecies below can be tamed by hunters.

Black

[46-47] Scarab
[50-51] Borer Beetle
[55] Vile Scarab
[58-59] Cursed Scarab (spawned)
[60] Qiraji Scarab
[80] Corpse Scarab (spawned)

Blue

[46-47] Hazzali Swarmer
[55-56] Hive'Ashi Worker
[60 Elite] Shrieker Scarab
[83] Turquoise Scarab (light blue)
[83] Amethyst Scarab (dark blue)
[83] Sapphire Scarab (blue-green)
[85 Elite] Jeweled Scarab (blue-green; also green & red, light blue, and purple-red)

Brown

[40-41] Silithid Defender
[43 Rare] Quirix
[83-84] Sand-Husk Scarab (also orange)
[84] Temple Scarab
[90] Dread Scarab (also orange)

Green

[34 Rare] Silithid Harvester
[39 Rare] Aphis (green & red)
[83] Emerald Scarab (green & red)
[85 Elite] Blistering Scarab (green & red)

Orange

[39 Rare] Roth-Salem
[60 Elite] Yauj Brood

Purple

[22 Rare] Weevil
[28 Rare] Khep-Re (purple & red)
[47-48] Centipaar Tunneler
[55] Hive'Regal Burrower
[60 Elite] Ouro Scarab (spawned)
[85 Elite] Venomous Skitterer

Red

[39-40] Carrion Scarab (spawned)
[85 Elite] Lava Scarab

White

[26 Rare] Phalanax
[50-51] Borer Beetle
[60 Elite] Spitting Scarab

Yellow

[52-53] Gorishi Tunneler
[55-56] Hive'Zora Tunneler
[57-58] Spire Scarab

Named

Mobs with levels can be tamed by hunters.

[39 Rare] Aphis
The Golden Beetle
[28 Rare] Khep-Re
[26 Rare] Phalanax
[43 Rare] Quirix
[39 Rare] Roth-Salem
[34 Rare] Silithid Harvester
[22 Rare] Weevil

Vanity/Battle pet

Beetle (pet battle; Northern Stranglethorn, Cape of Stranglethorn, Badlands, Un'Goro Crater, Silithus)
Creepy Crawly (pet battle; Durotar)
Crystal Beetle (pet battle; Deepholm)
Dung Beetle (pet battle; Durotar, Orgrimmar)
Fire Beetle (pet battle; Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes, Un'Goro Crater, Blasted Lands, Mount Hyjal)
Gold Beetle (pet battle; Badlands, Tanaris)
Lava Beetle (pet battle; Burning Steppes)
Sand Scarab (Trading Card Game, Tomb of the Forgotten)
Savory Beetle (Krasarang Wilds)
Scarab Hatchling (pet battle; Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom, Silithus)
Stinkbug (pet battle; Tanaris)
Tol'vir Scarab (pet battle; Uldum)
Twilight Beetle (pet battle; Azshara, Deepholm, Mount Hyjal)

Notes

Beetles commonly feed on plants and other smaller insects, though some species have developed very strange appetites. One species feeds entirely on ash and another is said to feed directly off the chaotic energies of the Old Gods.^{[citation needed]}
Beetles and their larvae have a variety of strategies to avoid being attacked by predators or parasitoids.

Patch changes

Patch 4.0.3 (15-Nov-2010): Added as a tamable pet family.

External links

Petopia

WarcraftPets

WoWWiki

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