Mutated and enlarged in the laboratories of Big MT, cazadores are the offshoot of DNA experiments, performed by scientists, on tarantula hawk wasps. Formerly, cazadores were confined to the Z-14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab in Big MT, but groups of cazadores had escaped the Big MT crater and moved to neighboring areas, in recent years.

Biology

Cazadores have distinctive amber-orange wings, a blue-black carapace and blood-red eyes. They have a quick and rather erratic flight pattern, making them difficult to hit without V.A.T.S. assistance. They are most often encountered in swarms of four or more, with the occasional strays flying in the outlying area. Their venomous attacks can lead to a quick death if they succeed in poisoning their target. The spikes on their back rise and fall, both when idle and when attacking.

Cazadores are more common in mountainous rocky regions of the Wasteland, although some swarms can be found near lakes in lower areas. They chew wood fiber and mold it into a paper pulp in order to create large basket-shaped nests.