This mass of iridescent blue–black insects emits a foul stench and carries with it a cloud of filthy dust.

Source Bestiary 5 pg. 221， Pathfinder #79：The Half–Dead City pg. 89

XP 800

N Fine vermin（swarm）

先攻 +0；感官 darkvision 60 尺；察觉 +4

AC 18，touch 18，flat–footed 18（+8 size）

HP 22（4d8+4）

强韧 +5， 反射 +1， 意志 +1；+4 vs. disease and paralysis

防御能力 swarm traits；免疫 mind–affecting effects，weapon damage

速度 30 尺，climb 10 尺，fly 20 尺（clumsy）

近战 swarm（1d6 plus disease and distraction）

占据 10 尺， 触及 0 尺

特殊攻击 distraction（DC 13）

力量 1， 敏捷 10， 体质 13， 智力 —， 感知 11， 魅力 2

Base Atk +3；CMB —；CMD —

技能 Climb +8，Fly +0，察觉 +4；种族调整 +4 察觉

环境 warm deserts

组织 solitary，pair，or infestation（3–6）

宝物 none

Disease（Ex）Filth fever：Swarm—injury；save 强韧 DC 13；onset 1d3 days；frequency 1 day；effect 1d3 敏捷 damage and 1d3 体质 damage；cure 2 consecutive saves.

Scarab beetles often mass in swarms and terrorize remote desert regions. These vermin are a threat to ancient tombs as they chew their way through the interred.

A scarab swarm comprises thousands of scarab beetles，each filthy from its constant contact with dung and carrion. Normally inattentive toward other creatures，scarab swarms subject those who get in their way to thousands of sharp bites as well as an infectious disease. Indeed，the bites of a scarab swarm are the least of their victims' worries，as the disease they carry claims far more lives than their hunger.

Some religious scholars theorize that scarabs are prone to swarming because they're drawn to the same malign energy that causes undead to rise，though most people regard this explanation as pure superstition. Some worshipers of gods of death see the arrival of a scarab swarm as a portent of ill fortune.