Ants

## **Types/Species**

There are Five main species of ants found within the game:

* Black Ants
* Red Ants
* Blue Ants
* Fire Ants
* Convoy Ants

There are also additional ant species and outfits that the player may apply on their colony. Although the species may vary in size in real life, they are the same size as black ants within the game. Changing species/outfits doesn't give any kind of boost or bonus to the colony. Price goes between 200-250 gems.

* Jet Ants (Jet Black ants)
* Gravel Ants (Purple ants)
* Yellow Ants (Pharaoh ants)
* Ghost Ants (White ants)
* House Ants (Brown ants)
* Termite (Not an actual ant, but is an outfit)
* Fire Ant

Other ant outfits are not actual species. Some event skins are 500 gems.

## **Black Ants**

Black Ants are the ants that the player starts with. They have a dark grey appearance, however the Player has a lighter tone of grey. The Player's ant is also a Black Ant. The Black Ant colony starts out generally weak, but can be upgraded during the progress of the game. The First ants that the colony starts with is The Player's Ant (Scout Ant) and the Queen Ant. From there, the queen lays eggs that become the rest of the colony. The black ant colony is made up of worker ants, brood ants, guard ants, soldier ants, scout ants, and the queen ant.

## **Red Ants**

Red ants are found at the Red Ant Nest to the left of the player's nest. They have a brown appearance. Like the player's colony, the red ants have similar roles: Guard ants, soldier ants, worker ants, brood and scout ants. The nest of the Red Ant colony is similar to that of the player's nest, however they do not have a resin chamber. Red Ants are automatically commanded similarly to fire ants, but behave much like black ants do. They will gather leaves, seeds, acorns, and anything that a scout ant finds. Worker Ants will not attack the player ant, unless the player or the player's workers gather resources from the Red Ants. Worker Ants will also attack the player and it's soldiers when inside the colony. Guard and Soldier ants will attack the player if they are within range and will follow the player or other ants until they are out of range. If Red Ants find a bug, they will provoke it and the bug will be forced to retaliate. Red worker ants and scouts will not travel up the tree, but Soldier Ants may end up in the tree if they chase a player up to the tree.

## **Blue Ants**

Blue Ants are the only ants in the game (besides the player) that are not NPCs (Besides DR. Zany's colony). They are not an actual species of ants, but they represent a rival colony that the player attacks. The Rival Player's species may be a black ant species or another species of ants. They have the same Ant Roles like other ants do, however when encountering, soldier ants are not present in the colony (due to them switching roles to guard ants). Usually, there are a few guard ants on the outside of the nest guarding the entrance. When attacking, it's good to keep in mind to expect creatures to attack as well. The corridors of the ant nest is most likely to contain the biggest number of Guard Ants as well as more creatures. The Queen's chamber and the nursery will usually have fewer guard ants, but a large amount of creatures guarding the Queen Ant. When the queen is defeated, (100%), you will receive (3) pheromones and other spoils of war (insect parts, seeds, etc.). During the attack, worker ants will be doing their normal tasks bringing seeds and leaf pieces into the colony. The player and their soldiers are able to attack them. When the worker ants are not carrying anything, they will attack the player's army (preferably the player). They do not pose much of a threat and can only kill the player's soldier ants if they attack in large numbers.

## **Fire Ants**

Fire ants are located at the Fire Ant Nest and Aphid Farms. These ants are light red and somewhere between a soldier ant and a queen ant in size. Its attack rate is similar to your soldier ants. They also attack the Aphid Convoy and attempt to kill you worker ants when you conquer an Aphid Farm. Like the player's colony, they have similar roles such as worker ants, soldier ants, queen ants, brood ants and scout ants. Although worker ants are never seen in game, they have the role in the game's files.

## **Convoy Ants**

Convoy Ants are not an actual species of ant, but are considered a type of ant. They are ants tasked with setting up convoys when an Aphid farm is taken over by a player's ant army. Aphid Farms are guarded by Fire Ant Soldiers, which the player has to battle in order to occupy the Aphid Farm. When the Farm is under occupancy of the player, the player will be transitioned into a convoy mode. Convoy ants will pick up the Aphids and carry them to the player's nest and into the Honeydew Chamber, where they milk the Aphids. Convoy Ants appear like the player's worker ants. [They resemble Black worker Ants at default but will have a different appearance if the player's colony is a different type of colony/color]. During the Convoy, Fire Ant soldiers will attempt to Kill the Convoy Ants. If successful, the Fire Ant departs and the player loses an aphid. If the player successfully protects the convoy, they will receive all 10 aphids. After a successful Convoy, the Convoy Ants will leave the Honeydew Chamber and leave the nest. When they exit the nest, they will depart/despawn from the colony. It is unknown where they come from. If a Convoy Ant crosses the path of a bug or an ant from another colony during the Convoy, the bug/ant will attempt to kill it.