Amber Mosquito

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Amber Mosquito
  • Amber Mosquito item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Use time20 (Very fast)
TooltipSummons a Baby Dinosaur
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell7 GC50 SC
Research1 required
Grants Buff
BuffBaby DinosaurBaby Dinosaur
Buff tooltipA baby dinosaur is following you
Summons Pet
  • Baby Dino
    Baby Dino
Baby Dinosaur (Pterosaur).gif
A pterosaur carrying the Baby Dinosaur by its tail.

The Amber Mosquito is a pet-summoning item that spawns a Baby Dinosaur to follow the player around. When the player is far enough away or in midair, a pterosaur will carry it by the tail to continue following them. The Amber Mosquito can be obtained by putting Silt, Slush, or Desert Fossils(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) into an Extractinator or Chlorophyte Extractinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). With Silt or Slush, it only has a 1/10,000 (0.01%) chance to drop, while with Desert Fossils it has a slightly higher chance of 27/100,000 (0.027%).[1]

Trivia

  • This item is a reference to the American science fiction media franchise Jurassic Park, where dinosaurs are cloned using blood found in mosquitoes trapped in amber.
  • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Despite its extreme rarity, the Amber Mosquito can be obtained fairly easily due to how common Desert Fossils are in the Underground Desert.
  • The Baby Dinosaur appears to be a tyrannosaurus.

History

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1: Now has an easier chance to be obtained by feeding Desert Fossils into an Extractinator.
  • Console 1.0.933.1: Now has an easier chance to be obtained by feeding Desert Fossils into an Extractinator. (Xbox One)
  • Console 1.0.750.0: Now has an easier chance to be obtained by feeding Desert Fossils into an Extractinator. (PlayStation 4)

References

  1. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.1.2 source code, method ExtractinatorUse() in Terraria.Player.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.