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<br><br>== Diablo III Monster ==<div style="clear:both;"></div>{{Monsterbox|game= Diablo III|portrait= Sand_WaspThey are the same wasp essentially, but with different coloured wings.jpg<!--|portrait-width= 200px--><!--|name= Monstername-->|bosstype= nonboss|classif= Beasts|family= Sand Wasp|role= Cannonfodder/Ranged|life= Low|mana= N/A|armor= Unknown|resist= Unknown|armament= Baby Wasps|dps= Unknown|dmg_low= Unknown|dmg_high= Unknown|range= [[Ranged]]|speed= Unknown|movement= Fast|modifier= None|spells= Spit Baby Wasp|found= [[Borderlands]]}}
This is more an ability than a spell, since any Sand Wasp can do it numerous times, potentially launching dozens of tiny wasps, in bursts of four at a time. The mini-wasps aren't very damaging, but they can be quite numerous and very annoying and distracting to players who are locked up in combat with other enemies.
[[Image:Desert-wasp02.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mini-wasps fired like BBs.]]Sand Wasps are very common through most of the surface levels in '''Act Two, but they seldom spawn in large groups, and no boss packs were seen in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] build. They did occur as Champions and solitary bosses, which were considerably more difficult than individual normal wasps.II'''
The AI of the wasps is similar to that of {{iw|Blood_Hawk Blood Hawks}} found in Diablo II. The Wasps tend to hover around and move in semi-random fashion, and could be fairly easily ignored, if not for their annoying projectile attacks.*Desert Hornet*Dune Stinger*Sand Wasp
<!--'''In Alphabetical Order''' ===Known X Types=Desert Hornet==Use on a "family" monster article.* Can be used Found in Act II - [[Desolate Sands]] and [[Eastern Channel]]* Poison melee attack* '''Stinger Missiles''' - Four green "Goatmanmini wasp" or the likeprojectiles that target your position from long range. They fly in a straight line so simply move to avoid them.* Display Inflicts round about the different types same level of enemiesdamage and has the same health points as the other two wasps, like weaponthey just have different coloured wings. <mob>Desert Hornet</equipment carriedmob> ==Dune Stinger== * Found in Act II - [[Road to Alcarnus]], or behaviour difference[[Stinging Winds]] and [[Tunnels of the Rockworm]]* Poison melee attack* '''Stinger Missiles''' - Four green "mini wasp" projectiles that target your position from long range. They fly in a straight line so simply move to avoid them.* Example: WarriorInflicts round about the same level of damage and has the same health points as the other two wasps, Archer, Magethey just have different coloured wings. --<mob>Dune Stinger</mob> ==Sand Wasp==
<!-* Found in Act II -[[Black Canyon Bridge]], [[Black Canyon Mines]], [[The Crumbling Vault]], [[Deserted Cellar]], [[Howling Plateau]], [[Road to Alcarnus]], [[Stinging Winds]] and [[Sundered Canyon]]===Known Subtypes===* Poison melee attackUse on a a * '''Stinger Missiles''' - Four green "familymini wasp" monster article, or projectiles that target your position from long range. They fly in a "sub-family" monster articlestraight line so simply move to avoid them.* Can be used in "Goatman" or the like* Can be used in "Goatman Shaman" or Inflicts round about the like* Use for things like clan/colouring same level of damage and has the same type of enemy* Example: Moon Clanhealth points as the other two wasps, Blood Clan, Death Clan-->they just have different coloured wings.
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The sand wasps presumably dwell in the desert regions of [[Sanctuary]], where they await their prey. Their main attack seems to be the act of shooting baby wasps at the target. Whether or not they are aggressive towards humans is because of [[demon]]ic corruption, or just hunger is unknown.
==Previous Appearances==
==Media==You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Sand+Wasp Sand Wasp-specific gallery contents]
==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3182&cat=564 Sand Wasp concept]
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The '''Sand Wasp''' is a giant insect [[beast]] native to the deserts of the [[Borderlands]]. Sand Wasps buzz around, attacking with a melee sting, but they can also launch a ranged attack, firing out a string of tiny glowing green wasps.
This Sand Wasp is a fairly weak monster when dealt with one-on-one. They become dangerous in groups, or especially on a crowded screen, since they can fire out repeated sprays of miniature wasps. These glowing green bullets cruise straight across the screen at a slow speed, but with several wasps firing them at once they can become quite numerous and more than a nuisance.
Depending on what other monsters appear, it might be a good idea to try and kill one or more of the wasps, to make sure you're not drained from constant baby-wasp barrage as you are fighting more important foes, like a [[Desert Dervish]].
==Subtypes=Spells and Abilities===* Fire Mini-Wasp
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==Background==
We have seen giant insects before, primarily in [[Diablo II]], Act III. Whether this desert wasp has anything to do with the jungle one remains to be seen.
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File:Desert-wasp03.jpg|Wasp and BBs
File:Desert-wasp04.jpg|A pair of wasps hovering.
Image:Desert-wasp02.jpg|Mini-wasps fired like BBs.
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