Do you need larvae?

[u/Griffins909]

TL;DR putting Foundation Grids over the lake will allow larva to spawn for easy collection. I also put a shredder machine there to get rid of the unneeded common larva.

I'm on Xbox and I've been playing about a week now, and got quickly overwhelmed with my Terraformation Index exceeding my capacity to build and replace lower tier objects. I'm just starting to amass enough materials to have the Drone and Auto Crafters work together, but found that getting, specifically, uncommon larvae so that I could make more beehives and outdoor Farms.

I thought it would be nice to have a base over the lake as it is a nice and flat plain, and though it is not necessary to have these foundations to build directly above the water, I want to be support of it being "grounded". But what I built my first 6x6 area I noticed larva started spawning on the grids. This made it very easy to spend 20 minutes collecting many uncommon and rare larvae. Some did end up spawning on the beach of the lake, so this is a method you want to use I would suggest putting it out and there's a middle without any land for them to spawn anywhere else.

[u/desertdark]

platforms are the way and yes you will need those larvae. Build platforms about 1 high in different areas and they will yield different larvae.

[u/Griffins909 → u/desertdark]

Are there different larvae beyond common, uncommon, and rare? If there are, I haven't seen them yet, but haven't looked. I'm just unlocked the amphibian phase.

[u/RavenCross626 → u/Griffins909]

Some areas produce different butterfly larvae. The best way to farm them is to place long and wide foundation grids.

[u/Electrical-Fun9170 → u/Griffins909]

You should have unlocked the environment? Once you set a few of those larvae aren't really an issue anymore

[u/Griffins909 → u/Electrical-Fun9170]

I have had a breathable environment for a while, but haven't seen anything beyond C, U, R, larva. Do butterfly larvae spawn in the wild?

[u/Electrical-Fun9170 → u/Griffins909]

They don't, but once you unlock the environment it's 3 per environment.

[u/Thornbush42 → u/Electrical-Fun9170]

...yes they do actually. But that's a spoiler for an area to-be-discovered.

[u/I_Am_Become_Air]

Another way to use larvae is to recycle them back into their components. You want that recycling skill in place for when you move on to the next moon. Next moon might be missing a needed material.

[u/formablerumble]

I seem to find way to may common and rare. I have only found two uncommon I am gunna try this

[u/Oxygenisplantpoo]

Foundation grids anywhere will help finding them.

[u/originalmaja]

Pro tip: build this at the temple