Tarantula Hawk Drake

Tarantula Hawk Drake were released on May 21, 2016, alongside Nexus and Candelabra Dragons as well as Morphodrakes, as part of Dragon Cave's 10th Birthday release. Just like other DC Drakes, they can only breed with other Drakes and their eggs cannot be bitten by Vampire Dragons.

These dragons sort as "thawk" using Breed sort on a user's scroll, in between Terrae Dragons and Thunder Dragons.

Egg
"A delicate web-like pattern decorates this egg’s shell."

Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It likes to be left alone and eats spiders."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It likes to be left alone and eats spiders. And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
"The quiet and solitary Tarantula Hawk Drake lives in deserts, digging temporary shallow nests overnight in which to sleep. They feed primarily on large spiders, but will also eat carrion, other insects, and larger prey when necessary. Tarantula Hawk Drakes are typically quite docile, preferring to mind their own business. However, when threatened or provoked, these drakes will attempt to stab the opponent with the stinger on their tail to inject a powerful venom. This sting is at the very least extremely painful, and even if the toxins don’t paralyze the attacker, the pain is likely to distract them enough for the drake to escape."

Sprite Artist(s)

 * Infinis (All)

Trivia

 * When initially released, these dragons sorted as "Tarantula Hawk Drake" using Breed sort, and were in between Yellow-Crowned Dragons (Sun-Crowned Dragons) and Red-finned Tidal Dragons (Tidal Dragons).