Anomalocaris

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The Anomalocaris is a creature from Prehistoric Rift.

## Journal Transcript

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> *"It's hard swimming through coral reefs nowadays. Not because the corals are annoying to swim through, but because you aren't sure if an Anomalocaris will come over to attack. You can't even see them normally, you have to attack them first to expose them.*
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> *Anything around the size of a human or smaller gets the short end of the stick if face to face with these because they prefer to grab them and drag them around as they drain their health. Even the larger creatures can get their health sapped by these.*
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> *Trying to spot one is a nightmare. I've had to squint my eyes real hard on multiple occasions just to figure out their location through the invisibility particles they produce. I don't even want to think of an alternate universe where they don't do that."*
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## Behavior (Wild)

Anomalocaris are hard to spot as they are usually invisible. The only way to know if they're around are potion particles that move around or aquatic mobs taking damage or dying all of a sudden. This makes them a nuisance to fight in general. Removing the invisibility cloak requires you to hit them.

Once they find a target, they will grab it and deal damage to it. Regardless of whether or not it is grabbed they will regenerate health for every successful hit they perform.

When they hunt for fish, after killing of one, they will wait for 10 seconds until they can attack another fish.

## Combat

An aquatic mob of your choice such as a Sarcosuchus is the best way to attack Anomalocaris as they can easily hit them especially if you're riding them, making it easier to see them. Anomalocaris are also somewhat weak and squishy by the addon's standards, making it really easy to kill them as long as you can dispel their invisibility.

## Taming

To tame an Anomalocaris, you must sneak while holding fish treats, then give it to them to make them eventually trust you. Once they trust you, they will not attack you, though be careful as they might fight back. You then need to give them flesh treats every 10 seconds, which is indicated by an icon above them. Eventually, you will be able to tame them. You can then give them any form of meat or fish to make them grow up and heal them.

## Utility

Anomalocaris are great for deep sea exploration, especially with their invisibility cloaking affecting both it and the player, making it so that you will never get attacked by anything except guardians or whatever the hell you hit. Just make sure to take off your armor and drink water breathing potions.

Anomalocaris have the ability to pick up mobs with their appendages. You can use this to drag anything near the shores to the water, where you can forcibly drown them and kill them. Just take note of the fact that Anomalocaris don't have a lot of health.

## Command Staff Abilities

* Slash
	+ Standard bite attack. Does 15 damage. Creatures killed by this will drop additional meat
* Carry
	+ Pick up a nearby mob. Dismount or trigger again to put it down
* Invisibility
	+ Makes the Anomalocaris and the rider invisible. Dismount or trigger again to remove the invisibility

## Gallery

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## Notes/Trivia

* To learn more about the real life creature this creature is based on, check out its page on Wikipedia or Dinopedia