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|san1=Magic Aura (Ex) |sad1=A mana bug emanates a magical faint universal aura, which can be picked up by the [[SRD:Detect Magic|''detect magic'']] spell. It also gives it a deflection bonus to AC equal to its Intelligence modifier.
|san2=Mana Mandibles (Ex) |sad2=Mana bugs channel a small flow of mana into their bite, allowing them to inflict an extra point of force damage. This makes it possibile to hit incorporeal or ethereal creatures with no chance of failure due to their incorporeality. All the damage from the bite is affected by this ability.
|san3=Mana Scent (Ex) |sad3=A mana bugs has a special [[SRD:Scent|scent]] ability that allows it to locate magical auras. They can use the [[Spellcraft]] skill to track magic.
|san4=Racial Skills |sad4=Mana bugs obtain a +8 to [[Climb]] checks due to their climb speed and a +2 to Spellcraft checks to identify spells, as their mana-storing abdomen resonates with magic auras.
|san5=[[Spell Dampening (3.5e Creature Ability)|Spell Dampening]] (Ex) |sad5=A mana bug has a small resistance to magic, due to the concentration of mana in its body that disrupts spells that target it. Every spell targeting a mana bugs count as if it was cast at a lower caster level, subtracting a number of caster levels as indicated on the table. This ability works only on itself the mana bug and has a value equal to 1/3 of its HD (min 1).
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===Strategies and Tactics===
Small and skittish, these vermins prefer to avoid combat if possible, hiding away and using their climb speed to escape the reach of their predators and enemies. If forced to fight they bite and flee. If possible they prefer to target spellcasters, as their natural defenses work best against them, especially as their magical abilities attract them.
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===Ecology===
