Termite Queen

*For general information about Co-ops see Main Article: Co-op Mode*

The Termite Queen is the 3rd boss in the game and can be found in the Termite Nest Co-op map.

## General Information

The Termite Queen is the second boss encountered in the Termite Nest co-op mode after the Termite King has been defeated.

The termite queen has a very large amount of health, currently placing it in the #2 spot (#1 is the crab boss). She will remain passive until attacked and will not return to a passive state if attacks are stopped.

The queen must be killed in order to receive any rewards from Termite Nest Co-op. Killing just the king does not give any reward.

## Appearance

The Termite Queen appears in the Termites Nest's last level. She will appear on the right side of the chamber with the end of her egg sac curving to the left. She will not appear until the co-op leader enters the chamber.

## Attacks

### Acid cloud

The termite queen will show an angry sign above her head then start to contract and turn green. After about 3 seconds, she will make a bombardier spray noise and release a huge cloud of green acid in all directions at a medium range. It will kill any ant that touches the particles.

### Tail swipe

The termite queen will straighten its tail then, after 3 seconds make a rhino squeak noise and release a large swipe animation. The swipe will go in a straight line any direction from along the bottom of the map to along the left side of the termite queen's body. It will instantly kill any ant that is hit by the swipe.

### Acid spit

The termite queen will have green bubbles near her mouth. After about 3 seconds she will make a bombardier spray noise and release 3 bursts of green acid in an expanding cone towards the center of the chamber. The acid will kill any ant that hits the particles including some of the ants attacking near her legs or the top of her egg sack.

## Strategy

### Acid Cloud

When the angry symbol appears, **retreat soldiers** and go to the chamber opening or beyond the yellow spit bubble. When the particles have cleared, it is safe to attack again. If the soldier ants have enough speed upgrades, it is possible to wait until the queen changes colors to darker shades of green before retreating.

### Tail Swipe

Keep ants attacking and **do not retreat soldiers**. Get out of the way of the swipe animation by going under the queen or to the space between the queen and the right wall. Soldier ants don't need to be re-positioned. Often it is not necessary to move at all because the swipe animation will go in a direction that is not near the queen's body.

### Acid Spit

Keep ants attacking and **do not retreat soldiers**. To keep from losing ants during the queen spit attack, as soon as the spit bubbles form at her mouth, go under the queen or to the space between the queen and the right wall and double tap the attack/retreat button so the soldier ants get re-positioned under the queen. Doing this also makes sure the player ant is out of the way of the acid spit.

## Tips

* When spitting in the queen's chamber, there is a spot just below the yellow liquid that the player can stand where they can drink and the spit can hit the queen without having to move at all. This allows for rapid fire spitting and causes the most damage. The player will have to move to avoid attacks, but can immediately go back to that spot once it is clear.

* If the player dies, make sure sound effects are on and listen to the sounds the queen makes before re-entering the chamber. Once you hear the sound of an attack, wait about 3 seconds and then enter being ready to send ants in to attack or stay retreated depending on what the queen is doing.

* If the player stands near the boss when hitting the retreat button, the attack button will remain activated even if the player goes far away. This allows the player to attack as soon as the area is clear rather than having to run back toward the boss.

## Rewards

The rewards for winning at a Termite Nest public/private co-op include:

* 2000
* No termites for 30 minutes in the tree
* Termite skin (very low chance)

The rewards for winning a Termite Nest clan co-op are the same as the public co-op rewards, but clan co-op rewards include a certain amount of clan points that increases with the clan's level. These points aren't counted on each player's info but instead added to the total clan points.

**Note**: The reward of 30 minutes without termites is not stack-able. The timer will reset if a Termite Nest co-op is completed while the timer from a previous co-op is still active.

## Trivia

* The termite queen seems to attack less frequently than the termite king.
* The termite queen is similar to real life termite queens. These are significantly larger than the other termites and can't move due to their size, just like the one in the game.