DF2014:Ant

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Ant

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Urist likes ants for their propensity to dig.
Biome
Any land except Mountain, Glacier, Tundra
Attributes
· Flying
Active Seasons
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Wikipedia article

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This tiny insect can be found in huge colonies in the dirt. They overwhelm their enemies with swarms. Some have poison bites.

Ants are a type of unremarkable above ground vermin found in large numbers in any area that isn't freezing. The color of their wild colonies reflects the material underneath it.

Some dwarves like ants for their propensity to dig.

Admired for its propensity to dig.

Bugs

Ants build colonies on ice. ^Bug:3054

Raws

1 kph [CREATURE:ANT] [DESCRIPTION:This tiny insect can be found in huge colonies in the dirt. They overwhelm their enemies with swarms. Some have poison bites.] [NAME:ant:ants:ant] [CREATURE_TILE:250][COLOR:7:0:0] [NATURAL] [BIOME:NOT_FREEZING] [VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY][FREQUENCY:100] [UBIQUITOUS] [VERMIN_NOTRAP] [POPULATION_NUMBER:250:500] [CLUSTER_NUMBER:100:200] [SMALL_REMAINS] [PREFSTRING:propensity to dig] [DIURNAL] [NO_SLEEP] [CREATURE_CLASS:EDIBLE_GROUND_BUG] [MUNDANE] [NOT_BUTCHERABLE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE] [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [HAS_NERVES] [CANNOT_JUMP] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICHOR:ICHOR_TEMPLATE] [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICHOR:LIQUID] [CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON] [GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS] [GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE] [PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID] [BODY_SIZE:0:0:1] [MAXAGE:1:1] [NOBONES] [CASTE:WORKER] [CASTE_NAME:worker ant:worker ants:worker ant] Female, but non-breeding (most of the time). [POP_RATIO:10000] [CASTE:SOLDIER] [CASTE_NAME:soldier ant:soldier ants:soldier ant] Female, but non-breeding (most of the time). [POP_RATIO:1000] [CASTE:DRONE] [MALE] [CASTE_NAME:drone ant:drone ants:drone ant] [POP_RATIO:5] [CASTE:QUEEN] [FEMALE] [CASTE_NAME:queen ant:queen ants:queen ant] [POP_RATIO:1] [SELECT_CASTE:WORKER] [SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:SOLDIER] [SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:QUEEN] [BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH] [BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY] [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_WALKING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [STANCE_CLIMBER][NATURAL_SKILL:CLIMBING:15] [SELECT_CASTE:DRONE] [BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH:2WINGS] [BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY] [FLIER] [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_FLYING_GAITS:2206:1692:1178:585:3400:4900] 15 kph, NO DATA [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_WALKING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph [STANCE_CLIMBER][NATURAL_SKILL:CLIMBING:15] [SELECT_CASTE:ALL] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_MATERIALS] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_TISSUES] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:CHITIN:FAT:MUSCLE] [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:CHITIN] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1] [TLCM_NOUN:chitin:SINGULAR] [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE] [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1] [TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]

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