Lurker

Lurkers are massive burrowing insects that most believe are related to the Amukreen. While omnivorous, Lurkers much prefer meat, and are notorious for their ambush tactics. By burrowing under the ground, the Lurker lays in wait for its prey, and then fires a line of spines up through the dirt to ravage their foes. Lurkers are cowards by nature though, and if one can find them and attack them, they often flee.

Lurkers possess poor vision, but a powerful sense of vibration which they used to track their prey through loose soil. While their spines are not particularly accurate, they can shoot them rapidly and at high velocity. Ones fighting them are advised to smash objects or create other impacts on the surface to attract their attention and to waste their spine supply. Lurkers can only fire spines in a generally upwards vector above them, making them vulnerable while on the surface.

Possessing a surprisingly long lifespan, Lurkers actually hibernate in clusters during the winter years. Their nests are often a great source of Kresnite provided one does not wake it.

Lurkers can be cooked much like a lobster, and turn a dark red. They taste like a mixture of beef and lobster, and taste wonderful with butter or dipping sauces. Only Demons may feast on the cooked spines though, as cooking them turns their toxins into an extremely powerful aphrodisiac that destroys the minds of mere mortals.