Hazards

There are a number of 'Hostile' hazards any intrepid Astroneer might encounter in their explorations. Most are fatal.

Many can exist on all worlds, while a few are native to only one world.

Exploders
Exploders look like another form of decoration until you get near or disturb them by filling in ground under them. Then they explode (hence their name). These can be found everywhere in caves and usually have Artifacts beneath them.

Needlers
These white mushroom-like entities can also be found in caves in many places. Get too near them, and you die.

Pumpkins
These gourd shaped pumpkin flora like to release a green cloud of gas that will chase you a short distance if you get too close. Like the Exploders, they also guard Artifacts

Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds can be found on Arid planets. Getting hit by a single one is not fatal, but the winds that carry them carry many of them at once.

Worms
The local hazard on Radiated planets is a species of worm that bury themselves in the ground and wait for Astroneers not paying attention to where they are going to fall in. Hopefully with some 'irreplacable' Equipment.