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Grubs (dangerous) are a dangerous variant of Grubs found in the Mines after the Shrine of Challenge has been activated, and during the Danger In The Deep quest. They are part of the game’s monster roster and count toward the Adventurer’s Guild Monster Eradication Goal, which requires 80 cave insects of any type to be slain.

These enemies appear in groups and attack on sight. When a Grub takes critical damage, it will attempt to flee and pupate instead of continuing the fight. During pupation, it turns blue and becomes immune to all damage, then later emerges from its blue cocoon as a Cave Fly (dangerous). Because of this, a fight that starts against Grubs can quickly turn into a more difficult battle if they are allowed to transform.

A few practical points make them much easier to handle:

• Separate them from their group whenever possible, so you are not overwhelmed.
• If you find a single Grub, keep attacking it and chase it down if it tries to escape.
• They do not charge like Slimes, so a weapon with decent knockback can keep them from landing hits.
• Against a group, a weapon with medium or high knockback can push them into a corner and prevent escapes.
• Do not let any of them get away from the corner, since fighting both a flying insect and a group of Grubs at once is especially dangerous.
• Explosive Ammo fired from the Slingshot is also effective.