Water Strider

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Water Strider

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Statistics

Type	BaitCrafting material
Bait Power	17%
Consumable	√
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Sell	10
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 4418

Water Strider

Statistics

Type	CritterAquatic
Environment	Surface + Day
AI Type	Water Strider AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 612

The Water Strider is a harmless critter that spawns on bodies of water on the Surface during the day. It only spawns near Sand and Jungle grass blocks, but not in the Ocean biome. It will not spawn if the wind speed exceeds 10 mph. The Water Strider moves by gliding on water and hopping around on land. Due to having only 5 health and no defense, it is often killed instantly by enemies or players. Gold Water Striders have a 0.67*1/150 (0.67%) chance to spawn in place of the regular variant.

It can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried in the inventory and released later, or crafted into a Water Strider Cage to be used as decorative furniture. Once crafted, the caged Water Strider cannot be released again, and when placed it moves around inside the cage as it would outside.

Recipes

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Water Strider Cage	Terrarium Water Strider	By Hand

total: 1 row(s)

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Water Strider: "Glides elegantly along the surface of calm bodies of water searching for smaller bugs. Fish are occasionally attracted to these."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.