The quiet and solitary Tarantula Hawk Drake lives in deserts, digging temporary shallow nests overnight in which to sleep. They feed primarily on large spiders, but will also eat carrion, insects, and larger prey when necessary. Tarantula Hawk Drakes are typically quite docile, preferring to mind their own business. However, when threatened or provoked, these drakes will attempt to stab the opponent with the stinger on their tail to inject a powerful venom. This sting is at the very least extremely painful, and even if the toxins don’t paralyze the attacker, the pain is likely to distract them enough for the drake to escape.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

Gaster likes to feel safe. He secludes himself in the dark recesses of the sanctuary, usually moving to keep up with the flow of the seasons. Given that he does not actually live in a desert, he must compensate to keep his body temperature at a decent level. So, during spring and summer, he will move to higher parts of the island to keep warm (i.e high cliffs, the beach, shallow sea caves.) Then, once winter comes on, he migrates lower, to darker recesses where the cold can't get in. Though not outwardly threatening, he can be easily spooked and has a tendency to swing his stinger a little more readily than would be appreciated. The quickest way to calm him down is by presenting him a big, juicy tarantula. Food is his love language, and anyone offering treats is ok in his book.