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Cave crawler



Released		26 January 2005 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		23
Size		2x2
Examine		A spiky crawling critter.
League region		Misthalin✓ Fremennik✓

Combat info

XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		3
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		Yes (8)
Attack style		Stab
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		15 ticks (9 seconds)

Slayer info

Slayer level		10
Slayer XP		22 xp
Category		Cave Crawlers
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Combat stats


22	22	18	18	1	1

Aggressive stats


+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

Melee defence


+10		+10		+5

Magic defence


+5			No elemental weakness

Ranged defence


+10		+10		+10

Immunities

Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
Cannons		Not immune
Thralls		Not immune

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Advanced data

Monster ID		406
Link		MOID

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Cave crawler



Released		25 September 2024 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		23
Size		2x2
Examine		A spiky crawling critter.
League region		Varlamore✓

Combat info

XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		3
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		Yes (8)
Attack style		Stab
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		15 ticks (9 seconds)

Slayer info

Slayer level		10
Slayer XP		22 xp
Category		Cave Crawlers
Assigned by

Combat stats


22	22	18	18	1	1

Aggressive stats


+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

Melee defence


+10		+10		+5

Magic defence


+5			50% weakness

Ranged defence


+10		+10		+10

Immunities

Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
Cannons		Not immune
Thralls		Not immune

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Advanced data

Monster ID		13800
Link		MOID

Cave crawlers are Slayer monsters that require level 10 Slayer to kill. A form of poison protection is recommended when killing them, as they inflict a strong poison with their barbed tongue.^[1] They are the only enemy to drop bronze boots. They also drop a variety of Herblore ingredients, which can be helpful for lower level players looking for an alternative source of herbs over more popular sources, such as chaos druids. Lower level players should be aware that they have a rapid natural health regenerate rate, regenerating 1 hitpoint every 5 ticks.

If the Bigger and Badder Slayer reward has been unlocked, there is a chance that a Chasm Crawler will appear when killing cave crawlers on a Slayer task.

Locations

Standard

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map	League region
Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon (AJQ)	23	5	Show map	Misthalin✓
Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (AJR)	23	8	Show map	Fremennik✓
Lumbridge Swamp Caves	23	3	Show map	Misthalin✓

Icy

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Ruins of Tapoyauik - top level	23		7	Show map	Varlamore✓

Strategy

Players with very low Defence should use Ranged or Magic to attack these monsters in order to avoid being damaged and possibly poisoned, utilising the rocks around the room's walls in Fremennik Slayer Dungeon as safespots. You can use the fairy ring, AJR, just outside as a fast means of banking.

When fighting cave crawlers in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, be aware that any exposed light sources (i.e candles) may explode, and can cause a considerable amount of damage. As such, a bullseye lantern or an oil lantern is recommended as it is not an exposed light source. You can use the Zanaris Shed to be teleported to Zanaris as a fast method for banking (either within Zanaris or to teleport elsewhere using the fairy ring itself).

Map location of safespot.

Safespot location in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves.

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 80,500 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Cave crawler kill is worth 273.99.

Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bronze boots	1	1/128	963	14

Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nature rune	3–4	6/128	513–684	324–432
Fire rune	12	5/128	60	24
Earth rune	9	2/128	45	18

Seeds

There is a 26/128 chance of rolling the allotment seed drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Potato seed	1–4	1/9.8	4–16	1–4
Onion seed	1–3	1/19.7	3–9	1–3
Cabbage seed	1–3	1/39.4	6–18	1–3
Tomato seed	1–2	1/78.8	3–6	2–4
Sweetcorn seed	1–2	1/157.5	5–10	4–8
Strawberry seed	1	1/315.1	7	10
Watermelon seed	1	1/630.2	234	33
Snape grass seed	1	1/630.2	15,101	56

Herbs

There is a 22/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/23.3	189	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/31	185	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/41.4	120	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/53.2	284	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/67.7	5,262	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/93.1	1,258	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/124.1	1,341	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/148.9	1,814	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/186.2	2,076	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/248.2	1,232	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/248.2	1,343	14

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Vial of water	1	13/128	6	1
White berries	1	5/128	653	6
Unicorn horn dust	1	2/128	574	12
Eye of newt	1	1/128	4	1
Red spiders' eggs	1	1/128	186	4
Limpwurt root	1	1/128	229	4
Snape grass	1	1/128	1,080	6

Coins

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	3	5/128	3	3
Coins	8	3/128	8	8
Coins	29	3/128	29	29
Coins	10	1/128	10	10

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	29/128	N/A	N/A

Gem drop table

There is a 1/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/256.47; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 2]}	228	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	473	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	1,087	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	236	2
Nature talisman	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	268	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	2,439	120
Rune javelin	5	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	675	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	9,756	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	9,887	60
Rune spear	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	11,599	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/524,288; 1/31,200^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	65,355	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/699,050.67; 1/41,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	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 ^2.11 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the player is located (map); typically, a nature talisman will drop above ground level and a chaos talisman will drop underground.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Frozen tear	5	Unknown^{[d 1]}	1,135	1,500
	Tooth half of key (moon key)	1	1/1,024^{[d 1]}	Not sold	60

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Only dropped by those found in the Ruins of Tapoyauik.

Sound effects

Name	Description	ID
`cave_crawler_attack`	Attacking	341
`cave_crawler_death`	Dying	342
`cave_crawler_hit`	Being attacked	343

Gallery

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A variant of cave crawler
A variant of cave crawler

Changes

Date	Changes
27 August 2025 (Update)	The drop rate of tooth half of key has been adjusted to 1/1024.
8 May 2024 (Update)	Vannaka and Chaeldar no longer assign players Cave crawler tasks.
11 – 19 July 2005	The NPCs' examines were changed from "A spikey crawling critter." to "A spiky crawling critter."

References

^ Slayer Master. Old School RuneScape. "Cave Crawlers are small and fast, often hiding in ambush. Avoid their barbed tongue or you'll get poisoned."

Slayer monsters

Slayer Tower

Fremennik Slayer Dungeon

Lumbridge Swamp Caves

Karuulm Slayer Dungeon

Wyvern Cave

Catacombs of Kourend

God Wars Dungeon (Wilderness)

Neypotzli

Ruins of Tapoyauik

Others

	Desert Lizard Pyrelord Mogre Harpie Bug Swarm Killerwatt Vyre Sentinel Molanisk Terror dog Sea snake Young Hatchling Fever spider Brine rat Gryphon Boss Juvenile custodian stalker Warped Terrorbird Warped Tortoise Mutated Zygomite Ancient Cave horror Basilisk Knight Lava Strykewyrm Dust devil Mature custodian stalker Skeletal Wyvern Venator Aquanite Elder custodian stalker Cave kraken boss Dark beast Araxyte boss Cerberus Smoke devil boss
Superior monsters	Crushing hand Chasm Crawler Screaming banshee Twisted Giant rockslug Cockathrice Flaming pyrelord Infernal Monstrous basilisk Malevolent Mage Insatiable Bloodveld Mutated Dire Gryphon Vitreous Jelly Warped Chilled Spiked Turoth Mutated Terrorbird Mutated Tortoise Cave abomination Abhorrent spectre Repugnant Basilisk Sentinel Magma strykewyrm Shadow Wyrm Choke devil King kurask Blood-starved venator Marble gargoyle Ancient Custodian Elder Aquanite Nechryarch Guardian Drake Greater abyssal demon Night beast Nuclear smoke devil Dreadborn Araxyte Colossal Hydra

Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon

NPCs

	Darve Movario Turgall
Monsters	Big frog Cave bug Cave crawler Cave slime Giant frog Molanisk Rockslug

Items

v t e Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
NPCs	Jelly
Monsters	Basilisk Cave crawler Cockatrice Jelly Kurask Pyrefiend Rockslug Turoth

v t e Lumbridge Swamp Caves
NPCs	Cave goblin Juna Light creature
Monsters	Big frog Cave bug Cave crawler Cave slime Giant frog Rockslug Wall beast
Related	Chasm of Tears Frog spawn Tears of Guthix

v t e Ruins of Tapoyauik
Monsters	Amoxliatl Baby blue dragon Blue dragon Brutal blue dragon Cave crawler Chilled jelly Frost Crab Frost Nagua Icefiend Ice giant Ice spider Ice warrior
Related	Ancient tablet Chest (moon key) Glacial temotli Moonlight moth

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Cave crawler
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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