Ewecus

Ewecus is an aggressive Mob that may spawn at the end of a series of Suspicious Dirt Piles. Upon death, it drops 4 Meat, 2-3 Steel Wool, & 1-2 Phlegm. If left alive, it drops Manure periodically, similar to Beefalo and Koalefants.
It utilizes the same increased spawning chance as a Varg, starting at 5% on Day 1 and gradually increasing to 33% by Day 100 (these values will be halved for finding Ewecus specifically). This makes hunting for Koalefants increasingly risky.
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== Combat ==
Ewecus has a short-ranged melee attack, when it will attempt to kite the player, and a long-ranged projectile attack, during which it spits mucus at the player; it will halt the player's movement on impact, similar to being frozen in the Reign of Giants DLC. The effect will fade over time; but befriended Bunnymen , Mants , Pigs, Royal Guards , or other players can free the stuck player immediately. Ewecus won't use ranged mucus attack if player is sitting on Beefalo or Woby.
Ewecus will typically only use their melee attack on a player who is stuck from its mucus attack.
== Hunting ==
It is possible to dodge the projectile attack by running into the Ewecus when it is about to spit. When the spit animation starts stop your attack and run into the Ewecus thereby pushing it. This will dodge the attack and avoids getting immobilized.[DST How to kill a Ewecus with spear]How to kill a Ewecus with an axe (better method) [DST]
Another strategy is to either use darts or a group of allies; it cannot be effectively kited solo without using a mount. Alternatively, it can be kited while sitting on beefalo; however, precise timing might be necessary since attack window is very small (smaller than for Pig).
Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill Ewecus for characters with no damage modifiers. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.
Weapon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No. of hits	118	37	30	19	17	15	12	9 - 17 	7 or 12 	10	9 	8 	5	3	1
No. of hits	188	59	47	29	26	24	19	13 - 27	11 or 18	16	13	12	8	4	N/A
It takes 3 blasts from the Ice Staff to be frozen and 3 Sleep Darts to be put to sleep.
== Trivia ==
* Ewecus was introduced to Don't Starve Together in the Stuck in the Middle with Ewe update, and to Don't Starve (DS) in the Quality of Life update.
* Ewecus is considered part of A New Reign, even though it was introduced before the official start of the beta branch.
* The name "Ewecus" is a portmanteau of the words "Ewe" (a female sheep) and "Mucus".
* If one manages to herd a Ewecus in a pen with second tier Walls, they can keep it as a pet without danger, since the Walls intercept its projectile attacks.
* Wickerbottom's description of the Ewecus (Ovis chalybs) is Latin for "steel sheep".
* In the game's files, there are a few unused files of Ewecus' body with most of its wool shaved off, originally meant for shaving it with a Razor for Steel Wool.
== Bugs ==
* In DS, befriended Bunnymen cannot help a stuck player.
* In DST, occasionally Ewecus will randomly become neutral and run from the player, similar to a Koalefant, though they will revert to normal upon being attacked
== Gallery==
Ewecus Frozen.png|A frozen Ewecus.
Ewecus Attack.png|The Ewecus' melee attack.
Ewecus Mucus.png|Wilson trapped by the projectile attack.
spit.png|The projectile attack on the ground.
Yawn-0.png|An idle Ewecus yawning.
Sleep-0.png|A sleeping Ewecus.
Dead Ewecus.png|A dead Ewecus.
Ewecus.gif|An Ewecus on the Stuck in the Middle with Ewe update poster.
Art Stream 16 Ewecus.png|An Ewecus as seen in a drawing from Art Stream # 16.
==References==
es:Mocoveja
fr:Brebicus
pl:Śluzowca (DST)
Category:Mobs
Category:Hostile Creatures
Category:Animals
Category:Ranged Creatures