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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.

Admired for its propensity to dig.

Ants are a type of above ground vermin. They operate in hives and are generally found in large numbers. The color of an ant colony reflects the material underneath it.

Raws

[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] [SPEED:2900] [PREFSTRING:propensity to dig] [DIURNAL] [NO_SLEEP] [HOMEOTHERM:10071] [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500] [MUNDANE] [NOT_BUTCHERABLE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE] [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200] [HAS_NERVES] [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] [SELECT_CASTE:DRONE] [BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH:2WINGS] [BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY] [FLIER] [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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