Murder Ant

The Murder Ant is a large ant which is currently endangered. The species is considered a pest and is not in any wildlife reserves. Murder Ants are estimated to be the size of a dog although this may be due to exaggerations from storytellers as most accounts of Murder Ants are from a long time ago when they were more common in the world. 
=== Appearance ===
Murder Ants are estimated to measure between 1 ft (30 cm) - 5 ft (150cm). Murder Ants have a glossy black color and have a lighter brown streak on the top side of the ant. The ant has 6 legs with its 2 hind legs being slightly tilted towards the opposite direction they are facing. They have short antennas in relation to their size and large jaws. Their stinger is extremely sharp and often pokes through skin.
=== Lifestyle ===
Murder Ants have small colonies which lack the eusocial qualities of typical ant colonies. Each ant has reproductive capabilities with male and female ants being common. Murder Ants wait just underneath the surface of the world waiting for pray to walk by. Although rarely spotted now, sightings were much more common years ago. On rare occasions, Murder Ants have been seen eating dogs alive after paralyzing them with pain using their stingers. People often blame Murder Ants for the disappearance of wolves. Cats seem to scare Murder Ants similar to how they scare creepers and phantoms however. There is 1 Murder Ant roughly every 1500 blocks although the ants live in colonies of roughly 10 so you would only encounter Murder Ants every 15000 blocks.
Category:Animals
Category:Fauna
Category:Traveler's Era