Giant Ant
- Habitat
- Underground colonies, deserts, hills, and ruins
- Biomes
- +underground, desert, grassland
- Spawn
- swarm, day
- Temper
- Single-minded, defensive of the nest
- Threat
- Moderate
- Rarity
- Rare–Very Rare
- Move
- sprint.
- Special
- Soldiers have a venomous sting following a bite; the queen is huge but does not move or attack; killing the queen throws the colony into confusion for a short time
- STR12
- DEX19
- CON11
- INT2
- Health107
- Damage23
- Armor28
Giant ants are roughly two-foot-long insects with iron-hard chitin, slashing mandibles, and tireless industry. They live in vast tunnel colonies ruled by a queen, with workers that forage and soldiers that fight. Soldiers seize foes in their jaws and, in some breeds, curl forward to sting. They show no fear and attack in growing numbers, dragging prey and plunder back to the nest. A disturbed colony pours forth an endless, swarming defense.
Behavior
- Forage in files and recruit nestmates to food or threats
- Soldiers grip with mandibles and sting; workers swarm to overwhelm
- Defend the queen and brood to the last
- Excavate extensive tunnel networks, sometimes hoarding shiny metal
Abilities
- Mandible Grip. Powerful jaws that clamp, hold, and shear.
- Sting (soldier breeds). A venomous abdominal sting following a successful bite.
- Tireless Swarm. Attacks in escalating numbers without fear.
Drops & Crafting
- Hard chitin plates (light armor, fittings)
- Mandibles for shears and tools
- Venom from soldier breeds
- Occasional metal nuggets dragged into the nest