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Things you may not know about the Atlaroth, Bnahabra, Vespoid, Hornetaur, Kunchuu, Great Thunderbug, Aruserutasu, and Generu Serutasu(Info comes from MHF1, MHFU, MH3, MHP3, MH3U, MH4, wikiwiki.jp, atwiki.jp, Pike, mhfo.wikiwiki.jp)

Atlaroth

Firstly, Atlaroths can't fly and they live in large groups inside a huge nest.

They won't attack until threatened by a threat and if a spot they were gathering from is attacked, they will send in their soldiers(The large ones)to fight.

Their abdomen produces formic acid similar to ants.

It seems the Altaroths are controlled by something giving them orders(I'm calling the queen).

Altaroths feed on plants, mushrooms, nuts, and other things. Special enzymes are used to eat these and, change them before holding them in their abdomen and bring it back to their colony.

They are much more fragile than most other Neopterons.

Bnahabra

Firstly, Bnahabra are about the size of a small Jaggi.

They aren't as aggressive a Vespoids and live in small/large groups around small territories. They usually sit on something like a log or rock before becoming active to defend their territory.

Their stinger has a paralyzing venom and its able to produce an acidic fluid inside its abdomen like the Altaroths.

They plant/lay their eggs inside corpses before the larva hatches from the egg and feeds on the corpse.

They can live pretty much anywhere as long as their are other species they can lay their eggs inside when dead. It should also be noted that each species in different areas have different colored wings and vary from each other along with the acidic fluids they produce.

The larger Bnahabras are queens of the group in outbreaks of them though they haven't been confirmed to bigger than the Vespoid Queen. Despite this they can do some damage to an area and with livestock.

Some places have found that Bnahabras are good eating.

There are not to many Bnahabras in the Volcano from the eggs, they lay their young on maybe eaten by scavengers like Uroktors. Adults have to worry about the Volvidon as well along with Jade Barroth in the Tundra.

If enough work is done with Bnahabra materials, it can actually make a pretty good armor set.

Vespoid

Firstly, they are a type of bee.

They sting a lot to bring down prey(and hunters lol) to paralyze them before cutting them into pieces and bring it back to their nest. If its small prey, they just sting it and carry it back to the nest themselves.

Their main defense and weapon is their huge numbers. By staying and working together it decreases their chances of being eaten or increases their chances of taking down larger prey.

If the colony becomes to large they will divide into smaller colonies throughout an area, not to far from the main colony.

Larger vespoids are the queen's guards and escort her always. They take the lead to a new nest while escorting the queen and will even carry eggs if the eggs from the old nest are in possible danger.

Their wings are thinner than paper.

To be better equipped to lay eggs, Vespoid Queens become larger.

Throughout the year in jungle and forest areas, Queens are laying eggs constantly. To be sure she can constantly lay eggs without running of energy, she will send Vespoids from the colony to gather food.

She seems to communicate with the Vespoids by buzzing.

Vespoid Queens have a special mutation that allows them to produce their powerful acid and powerful paralyzing venom.

The size of her abdomen is caused by the eggs inside of it.

Hornetaur

Firstly, they aren't as adaptable as other Neopterons and can't survive in the very harsh areas.

They prefer to crawl on the ground but can fly far a long time.

They are territorial like grasshoppers.

They will pretty much eat everything in a area like locust and cause major amounts of damage while doing so.

Kunchuu

Firstly, they are scavengers and have so far only been found in Barubare's Region.

They feed on corpses, animal waste, plants, mushrooms etc. They will even try to eat some parts of living monsters(That's why they attach to other monsters).

They can live pretty much anywhere from their high adaptability and vary in color in each area. White Kunchuu are Kunchuus that have recently molted with soft shells.

They have some of the hardest shells out of any Neopterons.

They will not attack until threaten and will clap their jaws as a warning.

Yian Kut-Kus and Yian Garugas are their natural predators.

Ore has been found inside a few of them.

Great Thunderbug

Firstly, this is very interesting and one monster we've seen in multiple games in different forms, even though their not the same ones. The swarm is lead by one larger than usual mutated Thunderbug. These mutants occur when they are living in a special area/enviroment, in this case Yama Tsukami, that changes them. They glow extremely bright by themselves and don't need others to glow bright. Other Thunderbugs are attracted to its bright glow and gather around it, making the huge swarms and becoming their leader.

Aruserutasu

Firstly, they are mostly found in woodland, rocky, and mountainous areas.

Its flying abilites is equal to/surpasses the speed and mobility of smaller Neopteron.

They prefer to kill and ambush prey from the air.

They use their armored canopy for rushing predators and prey alike and, it can pierce through rock from their speed.

Aruserutasu spend most of their time in the air and sometimes they even rarely land on the ground during battle.

They have an organ that produces a disgusting liquid, that they use as a weapon but they also use it to dissolve prey and dead animals before feeding on them. After feeding on it, Kunchuu are well-known to flock around the dead body and feed on it from it being easier to get other parts.

Aruserutasu is the male while Generu Serutasu is the female.

Aruserutasu reacts strongly to pheromones that Generu uses.

Aruserutasu pretty much goes where ever Generu Serutasu goes from the smell of the pheromones and, she seems to use it to manipulate him and to make him do whatever she wants, especially while fighting against an opponent. While fighting the attacks, Generu would do are improved while he's with her.

Aruserutasu maybe smaller than Generu Serutasu but he's still pretty strong and, can lift Generu in the air and can still fly at high speeds but still decreased from its normal speed.

Generu Serutasu Firstly, she is the largest Neopteron ever found so far and, her weight and stature is larger and heavier than some Flying Wyverns(I'm guessing it could be heavier than the Raths and Tigrex).

She gets the title "Heavy Armor Bug" from her appearance.

Generu Serutasu are pretty much solitary and prefer to be alone, most of the time.

Her wings have degenerated so, she can't fly at all(Just imagine if she could fly). She mostly walks on the ground but will burrow underground to travel long distances.

When she walks on the ground, she causes the ground to shake(Doesn't happen in-game though)

She mainly uses her body and her tail as weapons against threats, to defend herself.

Its two claws are mainly used for digging and moving around but it will also use it for other reasons(The only way I've seen it used is for holding prey).

Her shell isn't as fragile as Aruserutasu's and is much heavier than his, which makes sense.

Her mandibles aren't just for eating but also for shooting those huge waterballs(Its some type of fluid but I'm guessing water mixed with mucus).

Generu Serutasu can produce a strong smell from her abdomen and release steam from her abdomen.

The Generu Serutasu isn't just used as a weapon but as a tool to inject a special pheromone gas/substance/something like that into the Aruserutasu. She has special organs in her tail to do this and that produce it. She uses it to summon Aruserutasu that are nearby.

In a way, you could call the pheromones mind control since the pheromones apparently change the Aruserutasu's behavior once injected into him. It makes him go through a special new behavior, which causes him to work together with Generu.

When Generu Serutasu is working with Aruserutasu she beomes twice as deadly as she was before and, and some of her mobility while fighting increases, while working with him.

If they greatly injured while fighting, they will kill and eat the Aruserutasu to regain their lost strength and power.

Next Week: Remobra and Garara Ajara.