The most common of critter that would more likely bite you then run away on Outlaw is definitely the Dune Spider. Small black little spiders with 4 red eyes that hide under the ground during the day and move in massive swarms at night. Now if anyone has arachnophobia then I suggest not traveling Outlaw because these things are everywhere. Luckily, doesn't take much to deal with them, usually one hit from anything would put one down but the problem comes in the fact that they are pack hunters. During the day they hide under the ground waiting for unsuspecting travelers and then pop up in packs of up to 10 and swarm them. Their bite has a nasty venom which won't kill but will paralyze for awhile and it is actually quite useful in a vial. At night these things go from simple scary little scuttlers to terrifying swarms of flesh rending arachnids that know no full retreat. Now, this may be abit cliché but, The best way to scare em off is to have an open fire on you like a torch. During the day, these things pop out of the ground, swing a torch their way and they will scurry back into the ground faster then a jackrabbit on hunting season. At night, keeping a torch on you will keep you safe from the swarms of them, it won't make them run for the hills but they will ignore you and if they get too close, swinging will startle them away. Camping with a fire is surprisingly safe from them because of this, just don't let the flames die too low. Now, if you ever feel like you should hunt or at least collect on some of these little arachnids, anything will usually take em down in one hit, hell hit it with a stick and it will go down. What you don't want to use is anything stronger then a light weight rifle. Anything that hits harder will turn the little bugger hit into nothing more then a splatter on the ground with nothing but slime to collect. If you do decide to hunt them, just walk out in the wilderness and eventually a group will pop out of the ground and attack, just don't get bit or you are for sure done for if you are not fast with your curatives because these suckers rely on hit and running with a fast bite then when their prey is paralyzed, they dig in. Also, their meat is pretty decent and they sell for a low price but doesn't really matter if you can bag a ton of them. Now remember, hunt them during the day and avoid them during the night, just because they are weak, they are powerful in numbers, choose your fights with them carefully and if their are more then 10, better start rethinking your strategy.