Mirelurk

Mirelurks are creatures appearing in Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. They are giant, radiation-mutated crustaceans.

General characteristics
In Fallout 3, Mirelurks are mutated horseshoe crabs. Mirelurks are often ambush predators that will disguise themselves as rocks, then jump out and attack when prey gets close. They can deal massive damage and can absorb a great deal in return. Hatchlings are shown to be highly aggressive, as egg clutches will often have at least one or two hatch and proceed to attack the intruder.

In Fallout 4, Mirelurks appear much more crab-like in appearance than those in Fallout 3, and their posture is generally crouched down to make their vulnerable faces harder to hit. Their shells also possess a mild reflective quality, as lasers are often seen ricocheting off them. The Mirelurk Queen displays a pronounced lobster tail.

Mirelurk


A generic mirelurk, which lives close to the city's surroundings, or even the sewers.

Softshell mirelurk
A weaker version of the mirelurk found in Fallout 4.

Mirelurk hatchling
Small, radroach-like creatures that spawn from the eggs of a mirelurk clutch.

Mirelurk king


Male mirelurks, boss-like creatures.

Mirelurk queen
Large, powerful creatures of Fallout 4. They are capable of spawning mirelurk hatchlings and spraying the player with powerful acid.

Nukalurk
Can be found in the nuka cola factory in Fallout 3 they are blue because of taking in strontium isotope their nukalurk meat gives 10 action points.

Appearances
Mirelurks appear in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and in Fallout 4.

mirelurks in fallout 4
Mirelurks look different in fallout 4 in fallout 3 the stood on to legs but in fallout 4 they have multiple and look different altogether.Mabye they evoled in the commonwealth or its just new art design for the game.

mirelurk combat
Mirelurks have strong armor it covers their whole body exept face which is a very small gap.Try using v.a.t.s. to hit the face but if you are then out of action points then run backwards if the mirelurk is chaseing you and aim for the face.But if you have a un accurate weapon then youll just have to keep shooting or get a better weapon.if you have splash weapon example fatman gather all the mirelurks up together then get to a safe distance and fire.You may want to use that tactic because mirelurks are often in groups of about 2-5.