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| '''Lava Crabs''' are an [[Monsters|enemy]] found in [[The Mines]]. | | '''Lava Crabs''' are an [[Monsters|enemy]] found in [[The Mines]]. |
| ==Behavior== | | ==Behavior== |
− | They disguise themselves as stones, sometimes surprising the player. When immobile, they are invulnerable to attack, though you can hit them with your [[Tools#Pickaxes|pickaxe]] to knock them back, making them mobile again. | + | They disguise themselves as stones, sometimes surprising the player. When immobile, they are invulnerable to attack, though they can be hit with a [[Tools#Pickaxes|pickaxe]] to knock them back, making them mobile again. |
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| ==Strategy== | | ==Strategy== |
− | To identify the Lava Crab, you have to look out for rocks without shadows, sometimes slightly overlapping nearby rocks, as well as rocks on dirt patches (not including [[Mining#Nodes|Nodes]]). | + | To identify the Lava Crab, look for rocks without shadows, sometimes slightly overlapping nearby rocks, as well as rocks on dirt patches (not including [[Mining#Nodes|Nodes]]). |
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− | The Lava Crab can only be dealt damage if it is mobile, and not hiding beneath its shell. You can strike an immobile Lava Crab with your [[pickaxe]] to make it mobile again. Striking with your [[pickaxe]] enough times will knock the shell off of the Lava Crab's back, and will cause it to flee. Alternatively, setting off a [[Crafting#Bombs|bomb]] near a Lava Crab can remove its shell, and will cause it to flee as well. | + | The Lava Crab can only be dealt damage if it is mobile, and not hiding beneath its shell. Strike an immobile Lava Crab with a [[pickaxe]] to make it mobile again. |
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| + | Striking a Lava Crab with a [[pickaxe]] enough times will knock the shell off of its back, and will cause it to flee. Alternatively, setting off a [[Crafting#Bombs|bomb]] near a Lava Crab can remove its shell, and will cause it to flee as well. |
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| [[File:LavaCrabMinusRock.jpg]] | | [[File:LavaCrabMinusRock.jpg]] |