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Ankheg
An ankheg , also spelled anhkheg, is a type of fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game. An ankheg is described as a monstrous arthropod magical beast. The ahnkheg was created by artist Erol Otus and first appeared in Dragon magazine in 1977. The ankheg appeared soon after in the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game's original Monster Manual sourcebook, and subsequently appeared in the game's second edition, third edition, and fourth edition.