FREQUENCY: Rare
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level V])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Swamp], [Temperate Wilderness Plains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Forest], [Temperate Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Freshwater Surface])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp], [Tropical Wilderness Plains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Forest], [Tropical Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Freshwater Surface])

NO. APPEARING: 3-18
ARMOR CLASS: 4 (male and female); 9 (larva)
MOVE: 6" / 18"
HIT DICE: 6 (male); 4 (female); 1-1 (larva)
% IN LAIR: 40%
TREASURE TYPE: [B]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 and 1 (male); 1 (female); 1 (larva)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8/1-8 and 4-24 (male); 4-16 (female); 2-8 (larva) <punctuation corrected>
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison (male); paralysation (female)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: M (5' tall)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE:
    Male: V | 275 + 6
    Female: III | 125 + 4
    Larva: I | 10 + 1

SAVES, MALE: (11).13.14.15.16.16
SAVES, FEMALE: (13).14.15.16.17.17
SAVES, LARVA: 16.17.18.20.19

The adult tiger fly is a large -- almost man-sized -- wasp with a human head and four 'arms'.
The female's colouration is the same as that of a
wasp, while the male is a uniform dull red. Tiger flies are manoeuvrability
class C for the purposes of aerial combat.

Male tiger flies attack with two sickle-like forelimbs with which they
can strike at the same opponent, wen when flying. Each such successful
attack inflicts 1-8 HP of damage on the victim. The
creature may also attempt to grasp it s victim with its other two 'arms'
- a normal 'to hit' roll is required, though these attacks inflict no
damage - and if both these arms achieve hits the sting (which does
4-24 hit points of damage plus poison) is administered in the next
melee round, requiring no 'to hit' roll. Once it has grasped a victim,
the male tiger fly will not release him until the victim is dead or the
tiger fly itself dies. Victims are permitted a saving throw against
poison. The male tiger fly can use i t s sting 8 times per day.

The female will always attempt to attack with i t s sting and all four
'arms' will attempt to grasp a victim. A normal 'to hit' roll is required
for each 'arm' and if two or more hit, the victim is grasped. The sting
is adminstered in the next melee round, requiring no 'to hit' roll, and
can be used up to 6 times per day. The sting inflicts 4-16 hit points
of damage and paralyses the victim (who is allowed a saving throw).
Once the female tiger fly succeeds in paralysing a victim it will lay i t s
eggs in the victim's body and the larvae (1-3 per victim) will hatch
in 13-24 hours whether the victim is killed or not. During the period
following the injection of the eggs and the hatching of the larvae,
only a very powerful spell such as heal will destroy the eggs. The
victim will die from a massive internal haemorrhage when the
hatching takes place and the larvae burrow out of his body.

Tiger fly larvae are white grubs which grow quickly to a length of
3%'-4'; they have horned black heads and large mandibles. The larvae
will attack anything which moves, including each other, their
mandibles inflicting 2-8 hit points of damage. Each larva has 1-1 hit
dice, AC9 and moves at 6" rate; it cannot fly until it later develops
into an adult tiger fly.
 

by Mike Ferguson