Palm Treeguard

Palm Treeguards are the Palm Tree equivalent of Treeguards, and are hostile Monsters that may spawn as a result of cutting down a nearby Palm Tree. Roughly 2-3 spawn at a time.

Behaviour
Once spawned, they are instantly hostile, and attack the player with both ranged and melee attacks. The ranged attacks are coconuts thrown at and around the player, roughly five at a time. (Coconuts are occasionally dropped, but at a much smaller drop rate than the Prime Ape's manure throw). To avoid getting hit, notice the small patches of shadow that indicate where the coconuts will land, and avoid these areas. Their melee attack is very similar to a regular Treeguard's, and can be avoided by keeping a distance away from them.

They walk at a pace similar to that of a Treeguard, being much slower than the player. However they will follow the player indefinitely, or at least until the player is no longer accessible. If the player returns to the island, they will still be active and hostile.

As of now, planting Jungle Tree Seeds will appease Palm Treeguards, much like the normal Treeguards, who can be appeased by planting saplings close to them. Planting down Coconuts has currently no effect.

Placing a Campfire and leading them through it is an effective way to kill Palm Treeguards. When on fire, they stand in place and panic, catching fire repeatedly till they die. Players do not run the risk of them walking around and setting things on fire as one would with a regular Treeguard. However, this does destroy the Living Log they would normally drop.

Another way to fight them is to run in and get about 5-7 hits in as soon as they pull a coconut from their torso, rinse and repeat. Their swipe melee attack seems to be much slower than that of normal Treeguards. This technique can be done even when fighting 3-4 Palm Treeguards at a time as each of them tends to throw their coconuts at the same time.