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yes happy with wriggler. Earthquake Beetle sounds cool...looking at the 2e statblock this could make for some interesting gameplay if we vaguely follow the earthquake mechanics. here

ok you happy with the wriggler as of now?

Go with version 2 I think.

also male is here

well it could Grapple with mandibles on a successful Bite attack - then have Swallow as a bonus action that can be on any grappled creature? updated female here (also "Wrigglers are flesh-eaters who actively hunts for food" - presumably "hunts" should be "hunt"...?)

male is here

all sounds good to me. except their droning, which I agree is annoying

Yes I was thinking CR 1 - let's go 1d6+3. Or could even drop its STR by 1 and make it 1d6+2 (should it be weaker if 2/3rds the size?)

ok here is teh female here

Question is, though, what does it mean in game terms in 5e. Also, given how quiet mosquitoes are, should it have some stealth?

yeah

Yep, looks good. Also, I had Breath Detector. The giant culicid is exquisitely sensitive to the chemical composition of the air, and can detect and locate creatures that breathe within a range of 300 feet. from somewhere - given how good mosquitos are at detecting breath, would be good to...

It's interesting how few times giant mosquitoes have been statted out really this has a fairly dramatic description!

all these sound appropriate/prudent

sounds good

Agreed - let's do CR 3 disease-carriers.

Griffons Saddlebag has exactly these (tiny giant mosquito + swarm stats) in dndbeyond - will screenshot

ok which one should be the CR 3 one I started statting up?

Incidentally I also have just done a 2024 layout for the giant tabanid here