FREQUENCY: Uncommon
FREQUENCY: Common ([Dungeon Level VII])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains])

NO. APPEARING: 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 6"
HIT DICE: 9+3
% IN LAIR: 75%
TREASURE TYPE: [M], [N], [Q]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 Bite ~ 12
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-16
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Lunge at +2 to hit
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (30' long)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VII | 1350 + 14

SAVES:

This giant cousin of the centipede is an aggressive predator and scavenger.
It lives in burrows which honeycomb the walls and ceiling of
caves && dungeons. The tunnel worm feeds on and lays its eggs on
carrion and will drag corpses back to its lair. It lies in wait near the
hidden entrance to its burrow for prey to pass.

A tunnel worm attacks by lunging out of its tunnel and seizing preywith
its mandibles at +2 to hit. If it hits, no damage is scored until its teeth
have torn through the victim's armor. The tunnel worm takes 1 round to
chew through leather, 2 rounds for chain mail, and 3 rounds for plate mail.
Once the armor is bitten through, the worm will automatically bite
for 2-16 points of damage per round. If the tunnel worm takes 15 or
more points of fire damage, or if it loses more than 60% of its hit points, it
will release its victim and retreat into its burrow, not attacking again
unless cornered.

Tunnel worm burrows are 2 feet in diameter.
There may be treasure in its nest which was dragged in with a corpse.