Cazador Cazadores are found in the Mojave Wasteland , the Big MT , Zion Canyon and Utah in 2281 . Background . Cazadores are giant created by Doctor Borous in the Z - 14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab of the Big MT . They eventually escaped to the Mojave Wasteland and Zion Canyon sometime after the Great War . Characteristics . 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 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 regions of the Mojave 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 , many of which can be seen at places such as Bonnie Springs , cazador nest , west of the Brewer ' s beer bootlegging , the road heading towards Jacobstown , north of Goodsprings , inside various tents in the tribal village , and the boathouse at Callville Bay . The cazadores ' original breeding ground is the Z - 14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab in Big MT . They compete with night stalker s for prey . Gameplay attributes . While a sting from a young cazador isn ' t highly damaging , the sting of an adult is . A sting will do more physical damage than a giant radscorpion and cause three times more poison damage over a longer time . They are extremely fast and hard to escape unless their wings have been crippled . They attack in large swarms while also covering a large area . Crippling a wing via V . A . T . S . greatly slows them down and also temporarily disables their ability to fly . However , they will continue to sputter towards the player character at a surprisingly fast rate . Crippling their antennae will frenzy them . They do not take extra damage from shots to the head . Variants . Cazador . Cazadores are large insects with distinctive orange wings , a blue - black carapace , blood - red eyes , a spiky upper abdomen , a fast flight speed and a rather erratic flight pattern . They are common in mountainous regions in the Mojave Desert and move in groups of two to five . Young cazador . Young cazadores are often found near other cazadores in mountainous regions ( presumably members of the same colony , hive , or swarm ) . They are identical in appearance to regular cazadores but are about 3 / 4 to 1 / 2 the size . Though their poison is weaker than that of adults , their small size makes them more agile and difficult to hit than mature cazadores . They can also prove to be quite a hassle due to their tendency to swarm . Entire groups will swarm their target in an attempt to overwhelm it via numerical strength . Legendary cazador . The only one of its kind , the legendary cazador has twice as many Hit Points and significantly more attack power than a normal adult cazador . The legendary cazador is one of the five found in the Mojave Wasteland . It is encountered at the end of the cazador - infested Silver Peak Mine . Sometimes it will show up after the player character clears out all the other cazadores or after reaching the second floor of the cave . It spawns from an overhead tunnel on the second floor . Giant cazador ( " Honest Hearts " ) . Giant cazadores are encountered all over Zion Canyon as part of the " Honest Hearts " . They are one of the most vicious creatures in the add - on , and can be found in various locations outside of Eastern Virgin and the Sorrows camp . They are usually found in groups of two or three , but it is not uncommon to see groups of other sizes . As their name implies , they are much larger than a normal cazador . Specimen 73 ( " Old World Blues " ) . This unique cazador is found in the Z - 14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab guarding a variety of loot , including the behind the double doors at the end of the corridor . Judging by its name , it was probably some sort of experiment . It is a stronger and more powerful version of a regular cazador and has even more Hit Points than the legendary cazador , but its main advantage is its incredible speed . Appearances . Cazadores appear in " " and its " Honest Hearts " and " Old World Blues " . They are also mentioned in the graphic novel , " All Roads " .