### Swarm of Insects

*Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned*

**Armor Class** 12 (natural armor)

**Hit Points** 22 (5d8)

**Speed** 20 ft., climb 20 ft.

| STR    | DEX     | CON     | INT    | WIS    | CHA    |
|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| 3 (-4) | 13 (+1) | 10 (+0) | 1 (-5) | 7 (-2) | 1 (-5) |

**Damage Resistances** bludgeoning, piercing, slashing

**Condition Immunities** charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned

**Senses** blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 8

**Languages** -

**Challenge** 1/2 (100 XP)

***Swarm***. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny insect. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

###### Actions

***Bites***. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. *Hit:* 10 (4d4) piercing damage, or 5 (2d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.

>**Variant: Insect Swarms**
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>Different kinds of insects can gather in swarms, and each swarm has the special characteristics described below.
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>**Swarm of Beetles**. A swarm of beetles gains a burrowing speed of 5 feet.
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>**Swarm of Centipedes**. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by a swarm of centipedes is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
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>**Swarm of Spiders**. A swarm of spiders has the following additional traits.
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>Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
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>Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the swarm knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
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>Web Walker. The swarm ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
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>**Swarm of Wasps**. A swarm of wasps has a walking speed of 5 feet, a flying speed of 30 feet, and no climbing speed.