Cave bug
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| Cave bug | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 14 March 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 1x1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A nasty crawling critter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| XP bonus | +0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max hit | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggressive | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonous | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack style | Stab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack speed | 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | 35 ticks (21 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slayer info | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer level | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer XP | 5 xp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | Cave Bugs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Combat stats | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melee defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| +10 | +10 | +5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Magic defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| +5 | 50% weakness | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ranged defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| +10 | +10 | +10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Immunities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poison | 0% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venom | 0% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cannons | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thralls | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monster ID | 481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cave bugs are monsters that require level 7 Slayer to kill. They are found in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, requiring a light source and a rope to enter, and stronger variants can be located in the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon. They are a good source of low level herbs, which can aid beginning players in training Herblore. Their Hitpoints regenerates once every 5 game ticks, 20 times faster than regular NPCs.[1]
Cave bugs that are significantly more powerful—with a combat level of 96—can be found and safespotted in the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon, located south of the city of Dorgesh-Kaan, but can only be accessed after the completion of the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest through fairy ring AJQ. After entering the dungeon and climbing down the ladder to the dungeon floor, level 96 cave bugs can be safespotted by standing in a passage between frogs and cave bugs (south-west of the ladder).
A light source is required for these dungeons, along with a rope to place down on the hole leading to the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, if it has not been done so previously.
Players should be on the lookout for wall beasts within the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, which are monsters that will grab and attack you, if you are in their line of sight. To avoid being hit, either stand one square directly beside a hole in the wall and run across to the other side, or have a spiny helmet equipped.
Locations
| Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map | League region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon | 6, 96 |  | 15 | Show map |  Misthalin✓ |
| Lumbridge Swamp Caves | 6 | | 21 | Show map | Misthalin✓ |
Level 6 drops
Drop rates are estimated based on 372,736 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.
The average level 6 cave bug kill is worth 240.93.
Runes
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Earth rune | 6 | 2/128 | 30 | 12 |
 | Water rune | 8 | 5/128 | 40 | 16 |
 | Nature rune | 1 | 5/128 | 171 | 108 |
| Nature rune | 2 | 1/128 | 342 | 216 |
Herbs
There is a 23/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grimy guam leaf | 1 | 16/128 | 189 | 7 |
| Grimy guam leaf | 1 | 1/22.3 | 189 | 7 |
 | Grimy marrentill | 1 | 1/29.7 | 185 | 8 |
 | Grimy tarromin | 1 | 1/39.6 | 120 | 9 |
 | Grimy harralander | 1 | 1/50.9 | 284 | 9 |
 | Grimy ranarr weed | 1 | 1/64.8 | 5,262 | 18 |
 | Grimy irit leaf | 1 | 1/89 | 1,258 | 10 |
 | Grimy avantoe | 1 | 1/118.7 | 1,341 | 10 |
 | Grimy kwuarm | 1 | 1/142.5 | 1,814 | 12 |
 | Grimy cadantine | 1 | 1/178.1 | 2,076 | 13 |
 | Grimy lantadyme | 1 | 1/237.4 | 1,232 | 13 |
 | Grimy dwarf weed | 1 | 1/237.4 | 1,343 | 14 |
Materials
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Unicorn horn dust | 1 | 2/128 | 574 | 12 |
 | Eye of newt | 1 | 2/128 | 4 | 1 |
 | Limpwurt root | 1 | 1/128 | 229 | 4 |
 | Snape grass | 1 | 1/128 | 1,080 | 6 |
 | Red spiders' eggs | 1 | 2/128 | 186 | 4 |
Coins
Other
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tinderbox | 1 | 3/128 | 98 | 0 |
 | Empty candle lantern | 1 | 1/128 | 5 | 6 |
 | Candle | 1 | 5/128 | 406 | 1 |
 | Nothing | N/A | 48/128 | N/A | N/A |
Level 96 drops
Drop rates are estimated based on 15,744 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.
The average level 96 cave bug kill is worth 803.28.
Weapons
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Water battlestaff | 1 | 1/128 | 8,721 | 9,300 |
Runes
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth rune | 1–10 | 15/128 | 5–50 | 2–20 |
| Earth rune | 1–170 | 2/128 | 5–850 | 2–340 |
| Water rune | 1–15 | 14/128 | 5–75 | 2–30 |
| Water rune | 1–170 | 2/128 | 5–850 | 2–340 |
| Fire rune | 1–20 | 13/128 | 5–100 | 2–40 |
| Fire rune | 1–170 | 2/128 | 5–850 | 2–340 |
Herbs
There is a 19/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimy guam leaf | 1 | 1/26.9 | 189 | 7 |
| Grimy marrentill | 1 | 1/35.9 | 185 | 8 |
| Grimy tarromin | 1 | 1/47.9 | 120 | 9 |
| Grimy harralander | 1 | 1/61.6 | 284 | 9 |
| Grimy ranarr weed | 1 | 1/78.4 | 5,262 | 18 |
| Grimy irit leaf | 1 | 1/107.8 | 1,258 | 10 |
| Grimy avantoe | 1 | 1/143.7 | 1,341 | 10 |
| Grimy kwuarm | 1 | 1/172.5 | 1,814 | 12 |
| Grimy cadantine | 1 | 1/215.6 | 2,076 | 13 |
| Grimy lantadyme | 1 | 1/287.4 | 1,232 | 13 |
| Grimy dwarf weed | 1 | 1/287.4 | 1,343 | 14 |
Other
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Coins | 1–40 | 14/128 | 1–40 | 1–40 |
 | Swamp weed | 1–4 | 31/128 | 506–2,024 | 1–4 |
| Swamp weed | 5–8 | 10/128 | 2,530–4,048 | 5–8 |
Gem drop table
There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing | N/A | 1/51.29; Never[d 1] | N/A | N/A |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 1/102.4; 1/52[d 2] | 228 | 15 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | 1/204.8; 1/104[d 2] | 473 | 30 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | 1/409.6; 1/208[d 2] | 1,087 | 60 |
 | Nature talisman | 1 | 1/1,092.27; 1/554.67[d 2] | 268 | 2 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | 1/1,638.4; 1/832[d 2] | 2,439 | 120 |
 | Rune javelin | 5 | 1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2] | 675 | 1,200 |
 | Loop half of key | 1 | 1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2] | 9,756 | 60 |
 | Tooth half of key | 1 | 1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2] | 9,887 | 60 |
 | Rune spear | 1 | 1/52,428.8; 1/3,120[d 2][d 3] | 11,599 | 12,480 |
 | Shield left half | 1 | 1/104,857.6; 1/6,240[d 2][d 3] | 65,355 | 66,000 |
 | Dragon spear | 1 | 1/139,810.13; 1/8,320[d 2][d 3] | 38,438 | 37,440 |
- ^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
- ^ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.
Tertiary
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clue scroll (easy) | 1 | 1/128[d 1][d 2][2] | Not sold | 12 |
- ^ The easy clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/121 after unlocking the easy Combat Achievements rewards tier.
- ^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.
Diaries
Slaying a Cave Bug is a task in the Lumbridge & Draynor Easy Diary.
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2025 (Update) |
Cave bugs now have a 50% elemental weakness to fire spells. |
| 8 May 2024 (Update) |
Vannaka no longer assigns players Cave bug tasks. |
| 8 May 2007 (Update) |
The skill guide icon was graphically updated. |
| 20 March 2007 (Update) |
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