Tunnel worm

Tunnel worms were a rare species of insect related to giant centipedes.

Description
On average the body of a tunnel worm grew to be around in length. Their burrows were in diameter.

Behavior
These creatures had rather aggressive demeanors.

Combat
Tunnel worms typically hid near the hidden entrance to their burrows, waiting for prey to pass. Whenever one did, the creature would lunge out from their hidden burrow and seize prey in their mandibles.



History
In 1357 DR, tunnel worms could occasionally be found in the sewers beneath Waterdeep.

Ecology
These creatures laid their eggs on corpses.

Diet
Tunnel worms were a carnivorous species of predators and scavengers, who largely fed upon carrion and dragged corpses back to their lairs.

Habitats
These creatures were typically found inhabiting subterranean areas, such as caves and dungeons, where they lived in burrows which honeycombed the walls. Their lairs often had treasure within them from previous victims.

Usages
Stew made from tunnel worms was an exotic dish in the city of Menzoberranzan.