User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-3095304-20120911172207/@comment-947751-20120911183158

Long time no see russ, I took a while away too. There's loads of new people and anons recently.

It appears that this is a spear/rod that controls an insect that can gain an extract from a monster that can be used to buff yourself in a similar way that the Hunting Horn does. there seem to be normal spear attacks as well is as some sort of polevolt-like move.

Since it's only just been revealed and as always in monster hunter information is scarce and will trickle in until the torrent appears closer to release.