Worker ant

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worker ant a
HP	9-24
HD	3
XP	34
Speed	12
AC	4
EV	10
Will	10
Attack1	8 (bite: poison: 6-12)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Poison
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Insect
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Small
Type	worker ant, worker ant
Flags	No skeleton

A wingless black insect with sharp mandibles capable of injecting a deadly poison. It is a worker, and thus tasked with gathering food — any living being it encounters is a potential meal.

For a list of all arthropods, see list of arthropods.

Useful Info

Worker ants are tasty insects that behave much like adders: they are fast, poisonous, and only a real threat to low-level characters. Expect them to hit somewhat harder though. They can be found in the early Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

• Wounding or killing them at range will minimize their ability to poison you in melee.
• They are vulnerable to poison. Mephitic Cloud and other Poison Magic work very well against them, as do venom-branded weapons.