Mirelurk (Fallout 3)

The Mirelurks are a species of bipedal, mutant crabs from the Capital Wasteland area. Most Mirelurks are surrounded by a thick armor/shell which is difficult to penetrate. However, their face is vulnerable and is the best area to attack. Melee Weapons are basicly useless unless you use a very powerfull weapon like the            Sledgehammer or the Shishkebab.

Mirelurk meat is highly nutritious and grants some of the highest HP replenishments of all the food in the game. Softshell mirelurk meat is even more so. However, both still are slightly radioactive, but no more than typical food.

Appearances
Mirelurks appear only in Fallout 3

Types of Mirelurks
Mirelurks: The Most Common type of Mirelurk. Found in most low-level outdoor and indoor water sources. If you happen to be traveling near Arefu you will most likely be attacked by several who will run out of the river. Most of the time a Mirelurks head is too small to be aimed at when not using VATS so machine-gun rounds in the general area of the head will most likely hit it since the more bullets you fire, the higher the chance of a bullet hitting the head. Drop standard Mirelurk Meat.

Mirelurk Hunters: A larger, red-colored version of the Mirelurk. They have 2 extra pair of smaller arms beneath their main ones. Mirelurk Hunters inhabit the Northern Wastes and several sewers and caves near the Metropolitan area of the Capital. Drop softshell Mirelurk Meat, which gives more HP at a less Radiation increase than normal Mirelurk Meat.

Mirelurk Kings: A Mirelurk sized relative to the Mirelurk Hunter, but with a resemblance to the creature from the black lagoon. Mirelurk Kings are easy to spot, and easier to kill (due to their lack of armor) than Mirelurk Hunters. However, they also have a sonic projectile attack that disregards DR. Kings are only found in a few caves in the Capital Wasteland and do not present any other special loot or items over Mirelurk Hunters. The first encouter will probably happen in the quest Agatha's Song as they infest the reactor part of Vault 92.

NukaLurks: A glowing blue Mirelurk that is only found in the Nuka-Cola Factory, almost certainly due to the isotope used for Nuka-Cola Quantum. They seem to be bigger and faster than the normal Mirelurks, similar in size to the Mirelurk Hunters. Their meat is notable for a small boost in AP as well as Radiation and Health, to be exact the meat gives off 4 Rads, +1 AP, and +20 HP.