Locust, Giant

The mandibles of this enormous grasshopper churn and grind as it quests for food.

Locust, Giant (CR 3)

Medium Vermin
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +0

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 20 feet, Fly 60 feet (average)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +5 natural)
Hit Points: 22 (4d8+4)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +1
Immunity: mind-affecting effects
Energy Resistance: acid 5

Offense

Melee: bite +6 (1d8+4)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: spit +5 touch (1d3 acid)

Special Attacks: voracious

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
16 (+3)	15 (+2)	13 (+1)	-	10 (+0)	7 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +6
CMD 18 (26 vs. Trip)

Feats:

Skills: Acrobatics +2 (+20 jumping), Climb +11

• Racial Modifiers: +18 Acrobatics while jumping

Languages:

Special Qualities: leap

Special Abilities

Leap (Ex)

A giant locust can take 10 on Acrobatics checks to jump even if distracted or in danger.

Spit (Ex)

A giant locust can spit a brown jet of acid and partially digested food up to 30 feet with no range increment.

Voracious (Ex)

A giant locust's bite attack deals double damage to creatures with the plant subtype and to objects made of paper, wood, or other plant materials.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate or Warm Deserts or Plains
Organization: solitary, pair, gang (3-8), or colony (5-20)
Treasure: none


Giant locusts have a hunger akin to their smaller cousins, but only rarely do they gather in the endless numbers of their tiny kin.

A mature giant locust measures just over 4 feet long and weighs 50 pounds.