Do raised zombies get poison?

[Darksyde]

So if a creature has a natural attack that also does poison is raised as a zombie, say a giant wasp, does that attack(s) retain the poison?

[Claxon]

I think no. Zombies and skeletons loose all special attacks and special qualities, which should include poison.

[Oliver Veyrac]

Special Attacks: A zombie retains none of the base creature's special attacks.

[Icharis]

Skeletons would keep extraordinary abilities which aid in attacks which poisons are often part of.

[Claxon]

Poison is still a special attack, which skeletons lose. They would retain the sting, but lose the poison.

[B.A. Ironskull]

Zombie PRD

relevant text in the zombie entry -

PRD wrote:

Special Attacks: A zombie retains none of the base creature's special attacks.

Wasps have exoskeletons? I would assume this eliminates them as undead skeletons.

So it retains the sting, gains a slam attack, but no poison. I think. And this makes sense; transforming the OP's example from living (ie naturally creating poison for its sting) to undead (ie infusing it with negative energy to create a controlled subject) would skip the life cycle part of poison creation.

If I were the GM, I'd rule that no, RAW zombie giant wasps do not have a poisonous sting, but they gain the slam attack. And I am excited about giant wasp zombies regardless....

[Icharis]

Often times poisons are listed specifically as extraordinary attacks

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/monsters/wasp.html#_wasp-giant

Here is the line from the giant wasp template. Notice Ex specially listed for extraordinary

Its Natural attack a sting (not special attack)
Melee sting +6 (1d8+6 plus poison)

Poison (Ex) Sting—injury; save Fort DC 18; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Dexterity damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based, and includes a +2 racial bonus.

If you were to go with a skeleton if the GM would say that an exoskeleton counts as a skeleton..... I would say it retains its attack and poison

The save would have to change I think...

[Claxon]

As pointed, and I wasn't thinking, about Wasps do not qualify to be skeletons. But you are right that if the poison is listed as an extraordinary ability a skeleton might retain it if you consider it to be an "improvement" of a natural attack.

[The Shifty Mongoose]

Whether or not this is the case, I'd still like to home-brew an "exoskeleton" template for undead insects. Now that's scary!