It hits upwards of 20 hitpoints with melee and ranged and is very poisonous, with the damage starting at 9 per hit. If you are out of Melee range from the Giant Scarab and are using Protect from Missiles, a message will say "The scarab clacks its mandibles and you are mystically poisoned," so you will be poisoned anyway, unless you drink antipoison. The grey object in its back is Kaleef's Keris dagger. The Giant scarab is fightable in the Nightmare Zone minigame if the player has completed Contact!. During the Nightmare Zone battle, however, unlike the quest battle, the player can use Keris.