Black Scorpion

Black Scorpion

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Statistics

Type	BaitCrafting material
Bait Power	15%
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Sell	15 No value
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 2156

ScorpionBlack Scorpion

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Desert
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 366

Black Scorpions are harmless critters that can be caught with a Bug Net and do not normally interact with the player in any other way, except in that they can be killed by both players and enemies. They have 5 health and usually serve as ambient entities in Terraria. Black Scorpions only spawn in the Desert. Its counterpart is the Scorpion.

Most naturally spawned Black Scorpions can be caught with a Bug Net, and carried in the player's inventory (or placed in storage). If a critter caught with any Bug Net is taken from inventory and "used" (placed), it is again released into the environment at the cursor and behaves as usual.

On  PC,  Console,  Mobile,  Old Chinese,  tModLoader, and  tModLoader Legacy, Black Scorpions can be sold to any NPC vendor.

All caught Black Scorpions can be crafted into Black Scorpion Cages to create animated display furniture. Once crafted, the critter cannot be released.

A Black Scorpion Cage occupies a 6x3 space. It displays an animated Black Scorpion inside.

On  PC,  Console,  Mobile,  tModLoader, and  tModLoader Legacy, Critters spawned from statues cannot be caught with the Bug Net; attempting to do so will cause the critter to disappear in a puff of smoke.

A Black Scorpion can be used for fishing, with a bait power of 15%.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Black Scorpion Cage	Terrarium Black Scorpion	By Hand
only: Scorpion Statue	Stone Block50 Any Scorpion5	Heavy Work Bench
only: Scorpion Statue	Stone Block50 Any Scorpion5	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Black Scorpion: "Despite its menacing appearance, it is quite docile unless threatened or facing smaller prey. Fish are occasionally attracted to these."

See also

• Scorpion

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Can now be used to craft Scorpion Statues.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now be sold for 15.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Can now be used as bait. Fixed issue where Scorpions worked with King Statue and Traveling Merchant did not.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.06: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.