| Assassin Beetle (lore page) |
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| Location | Stros M'Kai, Alik'r Desert, Volenfell, Bangkorai, Bloodmayne Cave, Hew's Bane, High Isle | ||
| Species | Assassin Beetle | ||
| Health | 31364 42677 (Cyrodiil)  49116 136704 (Volenfell, red)
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| Reaction | Hostile | ||
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| Carapace, Beetle Scuttle | |||
Assassin Beetles are hostile, large arthropods found across Tamriel. They are six-legged, have a hard exoskeleton, and are dark-colored (often with red markings). Upon being killed, they exude poison that will harm anyone that comes too close.
AttacksEdit
- Shadow Step
- The Beetle teleports behind its target.
- Acid Blood
- Ability that activates upon its death. The beetle's corpse spills bubbling poison that appears on the ground as an AoE.
Related QuestsEdit
Blood and Sand: Help a Dwemer researcher recover her notes on a Dwemer artifact.- Trouble at the Rain Catchers: Help cleanse the contaminated Sentinel water supply.
LocationsEdit
Abah's Landing
— A major settlement on the east coast of Hew's Bane. (map) 
Alcaire Castle — A castle in northwestern Stormhaven. (map)
Alik'r Desert — A region along the northern coast of Hammerfell.- Bangkorai — A region connecting the northern reaches of Hammerfell with the east of High Rock.
Bloodmayne Cave — A cave in southern Cyrodiil, just southwest of Castle Bloodmayne containing giant insects. (map)- Buried Sands — A cave in northwestern Craglorn containing Anka-Ra warriors. (map)
Cumberland Falls — Located north of Wind Keep in northeastern Stormhaven. (map)
Dragonstar Arena — A group-based arena in Upper Craglorn. (map)
Forgotten Wastes
— A public dungeon found near the northern coast of Vvardenfell. (map) - Lost City of the Na-Totambu — A ruin in the Alik'r Desert. (map)
Koeglin Village — A large town in western Stormhaven, southeast of the pass to Glenumbra. (map)- Newt Cave — A cave in southeastern Cyrodiil, southeast of Cropsford containing trolls and giant bats. (map)
No Shira Citadel — A ruined fortress located south of Abah's Landing. (map) 
Pariah Abbey — A monastery dedicated to Azura in central Stormhaven, northwest of Wayrest. (map)- Port Hunding — A city at the center of Stros M'Kai. (map)
Rahni'Za, School of Warriors — A sword academy in south-central Craglorn, west of Belkarth. (map)
Rain Catcher Fields — A camp in the western Alik'r Desert, north of Salas En. (map)- Sentinel — A city in northwestern Alik'r Desert. (map)
- Sheogorath's Tongue — A Daedric ruin in western Stonefalls, north of Kragenmoor. (map)
- Stormhaven — The south-central region of High Rock.
- Stros M'Kai — A desert island off the coast of Hammerfell.
- Tu'whacca's Throne — A ruined temple in the central Alik'r Desert, southeast of Sentinel. (map)
- Volenfell — A group dungeon found in Alik'r Desert. (map)
- Wayrest — The capital city of the Daggerfall Covenant, located in southern Stormhaven. (map)
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VariationsEdit
- Ambush Beetle, a variation seen in Forgotten Wastes
- Assassin Beetle Corpse, seen at Rain Catcher Fields during A Taste for Toxins
- Swarming Beetle
Unique Assassin BeetlesEdit
- Abe, a friendly assassin beetle found in Alten Corimont
- Ash-Eater, an assassin beetle found east of Erabenimsun Camp
- Clacker, a champion found in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu
- Scarab Guardian, an Assassin Beetle found in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu
- Woe, a friendly Assassin Beetle in Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary