# Cave Grub
> Cave Grub is an enemy in tibo.dog: 24 base HP, 6 damage, walks toward tibo.
Source page: https://www.tibodog.wiki/enemies/cave-grub · Wiki updated 6 Nov 2026, 03:55 UTC · Game version 75 (`main-CSuyb4iv.js`, data synced 5 Nov 2026, 21:45 UTC)
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| Cave Grub | |
|---|---|
| Behaviour | Walks toward Tibo (`chase`) |
| Base HP | 24 |
| Base damage | 6 |
| Speed | 32 |
| XP | 2 |
| Gold chance | 5% |
| Radius | 6 |
| Mass | 0.2 |
**Cave Grub** is an enemy (pest) in tibo.dog.
## Overview
The Cave Grub is the tier-2 pest of [Compost Caves](/biomes/compost-caves), and the only one, so every tier-2 spawn in the caves is a grub. Tier-2 pests trickle in from the first minute, peak around 5:00 and stop spawning at 12:00 on Normal (13:00 on Easy). Between 1:00 and 4:59 the minute's [elite](/bosses#elites) is a Cave Grub if Tibo is in the caves.
It crawls straight at Tibo at speed 32 and hurts only on contact, for 6 base damage. With 24 base HP it is the toughest tier-2 pest that simply chases, ahead of the [Potato Beetle](/enemies/potato-beetle) and [Tomato Leech](/enemies/tomato-leech) (20 each). At tier 2 only the [Garden Slug](/enemies/garden-slug) (34) and the charging [Bowling Ball](/enemies/bowling-ball) (28) have more. It is also the slowest of those chasers, and its mass of 0.2 trims knockback by 20%. A kill gives 2 XP and a 5% chance of a coin.
## Tips
- Grubs take about three times as much damage to kill as the [Compost Maggots](/enemies/compost-maggot) that make up the caves' tier-1 spawns. When the mix shifts towards grubs around 5:00, weapons that were one-shotting maggots may stop keeping up.
- At speed 32 they are about half as fast as Tibo, so walking away while your weapons work is usually safe.
## Stats
Base values before [time scaling](/enemy-scaling) and [difficulty](/modes).
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Behaviour | Walks toward Tibo (`chase`) |
| Base HP | 24 |
| Base damage | 6 |
| Speed | 32 |
| XP | 2 |
| Gold chance | 5% |
| Radius | 6 |
| Mass | 0.2 |
## Where it appears
- [Compost Caves](/biomes/compost-caves), enemy tier 2
Biome tiers: each biome lists five enemy tiers; higher tiers appear as the run goes on (see [Enemy scaling](/enemy-scaling)).
## Names in other languages
**Verified**: the name the game shows when another language is selected in Settings, from its translation files. [i18n-ja-content-DO6GrqHt.js: `"content.enemy.cave-grub.name":["洞窟の幼虫"]`] See [Languages](/controls#languages).
Show names in 26 languages
| Language | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 简体中文 · Simplified Chinese | `zh-CN` | 洞穴蛴螬 |
| 繁體中文 · Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | `zh-TW` | 洞窟蠐螬 |
| 日本語 · Japanese | `ja` | 洞窟の幼虫 |
| 한국어 · Korean | `ko` | 동굴 애벌레 |
| Español · Spanish | `es` | Larva de cueva |
| हिन्दी · Hindi | `hi` | गुफा लार्वा |
| Deutsch · German | `de` | Höhlenlarve |
| Français · French | `fr` | Larve des grottes |
| Português (Brasil) · Brazilian Portuguese | `pt` | Larva da caverna |
| Türkçe · Turkish | `tr` | Mağara Kurtçuğu |
| Bahasa Indonesia · Indonesian | `id` | Larva Gua |
| Русский · Russian | `ru` | Пещерная личинка |
| Bahasa Melayu · Malay | `ms` | Ulat Gua |
| Filipino | `fil` | Uod ng Kuweba |
| मराठी · Marathi | `mr` | गुहेतली अळी |
| Tiếng Việt · Vietnamese | `vi` | Sâu Hang |
| తెలుగు · Telugu | `te` | గుహ పురుగు |
| தமிழ் · Tamil | `ta` | குகைப் புழு |
| বাংলা · Bengali | `bn` | গুহার লার্ভা |
| ไทย · Thai | `th` | หนอนถ้ำ |
| Hausa | `ha` | Tsutsar Kogo |
| Naijá · Nigerian Pidgin | `pcm` | Cave Worm |
| العربية · Arabic | `ar` | يرقة الكهف |
| فارسی · Persian | `fa` | لارو غار |
| עברית · Hebrew | `he` | זחל מערות |
| اردو · Urdu | `ur` | غار کا لاروا |
-content` files of `main-CSuyb4iv.js` (`data/i18n-names.json`)