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Black ants (''Formica fusca'') are playable as complete colonies in story missions, extra missions and freeplay.
{{Ant_Infobox|image=File:Icon_BlackAntSoldier.jpg|name=Black silky ant|scientific=''Formica fusca''|environment=Woodland|caste=Queen<br/>Worker<br/> Soldier|trait=None|player=Yes}}
Black ants ''(Formica fusca)'' are playable story missions, extra missions and custom games.


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== '''Abilities''' ==
== '''Abilities''' ==
Black ants use basic attack by biting.
Black ants attack by biting.
 
In the main story, you can [[Formicarium Adaptation|unlock]] black ant soldiers for your [[Gene-thief Ant|gene-thief ant]] colony using Royal Jelly.


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=='''Appearances'''==
=='''Appearances'''==
{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
You can play as a black ant colony in:
|colspan="3"|<big>'''Appearances'''</big>
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|rowspan="2" width="75pt"|'''Player'''
|width="75pt"|'''Colony'''
|width="450pt"|
*'''[[Tutorial]]'''
*'''[[Tutorial]]'''
*'''[[New Home]]'''
*'''[[New Home]]'''
*'''[[Subjugation]]'''
*'''[[Subjugation]]'''
*'''[[The Culling]]'''
*'''[[The Culling]]'''
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|'''Unit'''
You can play with black ant soldiers in:
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*'''Main story'''
*'''[[The First Experiment]]'''
 
*'''[[The Second Experiment]]'''
*'''[[Possibly the Final Experiment]]'''
*'''[[The Final Experiment]]'''
*'''[[Aggrandise]]'''
*'''[[Aggrandise]]'''
*'''[[Extremis]]'''
*'''[[Extremis]]'''
*'''[[Excavators]]'''
*'''[[Excavators]]'''
*'''[[Tug of War]]'''
*'''[[Tug of War]]'''
*'''[[Critters]]'''
*'''[[Critters]]'''
*'''[[The Nest]]'''
*'''[[The Nest]]'''
*'''[[Hold Out]]'''
*'''[[Hold Out]]'''
*'''[[Surrounded]]'''
*'''[[Surrounded]]'''
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|colspan="2"|'''Non-player'''
You can also encounter black ants in:
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*'''The First Experiment'''
*'''[[Rising Tide]]'''
*'''[[Rising Tide]]'''
*'''[[Queen of the Hill]]'''
*'''[[Queen of the Hill]]'''
*'''The Second Experiment'''
 
*'''Aggrandise'''
*'''Extremis'''
*'''Tug of War'''
*'''[[Occupation]]'''
*'''[[Occupation]]'''
*'''[[Enemy of My Enemy]]'''
*'''[[Enemy of My Enemy]]'''
*'''[[Beetles Rise Up!]]'''
*'''[[Beetles Rise Up!]]'''
*'''[[Hungry Spider]]'''
*'''[[Hungry Spider]]'''
*'''[[Festive Spider]]'''
*'''[[Festive Spider]]'''
*'''The Nest'''
*'''Hold Out'''
*'''Surrounded'''
|}


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== '''Notable stats'''==
== '''Notable stats'''==
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|colspan="2"|<big>'''Black ant queen'''</big>
|colspan="2"|[[File:Icon_BlackAntQueen.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Black ant queen (colony)'''</big>
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|-
|width="150pt"|'''Common stats'''
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|width="850pt"|
|width="85%"|
*''Health'': 600
*''Health'': 600
*''Score'': 700
*''Score'': 700
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*Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
*Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
*Immune to pickup/ execution/ knockback
*Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
*Immune to execution
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|}


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{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
|colspan="3"|<big>'''Black ant worker'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_BlackAntQueen.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Black ant queen (swarm)'''</big>
|-
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|colspan="2"|
*''Health'': 600
*''Movement speed:'' 200
*''Score'': 700
*''Food amount:'' 100
*''Healing speed'': 1
*''Vision radius:'' 150
|-
|-
|width="150pt"|'''Common stats'''
|'''Damage modifications'''
|colspan="2"|
|colspan="2"|
*''Cost:'' 20/ 2  
*None
|-
|'''Immunities'''
|colspan="2"|
*Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
*Immune to execution
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|'''Stun'''
|width="40%"|
*''Trigger:'' User takes damage.
*''Cooldown:'' 0.8
|width="45%"|
:'''Stun (self)'''
:*''Duration:'' 0.9
|}
 
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{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_BlackAntSoldier.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Black ant worker'''</big> [[File:Icon_Worker.png|25px]]
|-
|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|colspan="2"|
*''Cost:'' 20 [2]
*''Health:'' 25/ 35/ 45
*''Health:'' 25/ 35/ 45
*''Movement speed:'' 300/ 340/ 380  
*''Movement speed:'' 300/ 340/ 380  
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*None
*None
|-
|-
|'''Basic attack'''
|'''Attack'''
|width="425pt"|
|width="40%"|
*''Damage (physical):'' 0.6/ 0.8/ 1
*''Damage (physical):'' 0.6/ 0.8/ 1
*''Attack speed:'' 1/ 1/ 1
*''Attack speed:'' 1.5/ 1.5/ 1.5
|width="425pt"|
|width="45%"|
|}
|}


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{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
{|class="mw-collapsible wikitable"
|colspan="3"|<big>'''Black ant soldier'''</big>
|colspan="3"|[[File:Icon_BlackAntSoldier.jpg|50px]] <big>'''Black ant soldier'''</big> [[File:Icon_Melee.png|25px]]
|-
|-
|width="150pt"|'''Common stats'''
|colspan="3"|Stats are different between <font color="red">story mode</font> and <font color="green">custom game mode</font>.
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|width="15%"|'''Common stats'''
|colspan="2"|
|colspan="2"|
*''Cost:'' 50/ 5
*<font color="red">''Cost:'' 50 [5]</font>
*<font color="green">''Cost:'' 50 [3]</font>
*''Health:'' 50/ 60/ 70
*''Health:'' 50/ 60/ 70
*''Movement speed:'' 300/ 300/ 300
*''Movement speed:'' 300/ 300/ 300
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|'''Damage modifications'''
|'''Damage modifications'''
|colspan="2"|
|colspan="2"|
*''AOE resistance:'' 20%/ 20%/ 20%  
*<font color="green">''Armor:'' 0/ 1/ 2</font>
*<font color="green">''Maximum taken damage:'' 40/ 40/ 40</font>
*''Area resistance:'' 20%/ 20%/ 20%  
|-
|-
|'''Immunities'''
|'''Immunities'''
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*None
*None
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|-
|'''Basic attack'''
|'''Attack'''
|width="425pt"|
|width="40%"|
* ''Damage (physical):'' 3.6/ 4.4/ 4.4  
* ''Damage (physical):'' 3.6/ 4.4/ 4.4  
* ''Attack speed:'' 1/ 1/ 1.6
* ''Attack speed:'' 1.5/ 1.5/ 2.5
|width="425pt"|
|width="45%"|
|}
|}


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== '''Trivia''' ==
== '''Trivia''' ==
*Black ants can shoot formic acid in real life. The developers don't implement this in the game because black ants are meant to get players used to basic game mechanics.
*In real life, black ants can shoot formic acid. The developers don't implement this in the game because black ants are meant to get you used to basic game mechanics.


*Black garden ants (''Lasius niger'') were replaced with black silky ants because the later are hosts of the chosen [[Slave-maker Ant|slave-maker ants]]. They were removed from the game completely from version 0.05 onward.
*Black garden ants (''Lasius niger'') were replaced with black silky ants because the latter are hosts of the chosen [[Slave-maker Ant|slave-maker ants]]. They were removed from the game completely from version 0.05 onward.


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=='''References'''==
[[Category:Eusocial Insects]]
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[[Category:Ants]]
[[Category:Woodland]]
[[Category:Woodland]]
[[Category:Landmarks]]

Latest revision as of 12:38, 12 June 2026

Information
Common name Black silky ant
Scientific name Formica fusca
Environment Woodland
Castes Queen
Worker
Soldier
Traits None
Playable colony Yes


Black ants (Formica fusca) are playable story missions, extra missions and custom games.


Abilities

Black ants attack by biting.


Appearances

You can play as a black ant colony in:

You can play with black ant soldiers in:

  • Main story

You can also encounter black ants in:


Notable stats

Black ant queen (colony)
Common stats
  • Health: 600
  • Score: 700
  • Healing speed: 1
Damage modifications
  • Physical resistance: 50%
  • Venom resistance: 50%
  • Maximum taken damage: 25
Immunities
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution


Black ant queen (swarm)
Common stats
  • Health: 600
  • Movement speed: 200
  • Score: 700
  • Food amount: 100
  • Healing speed: 1
  • Vision radius: 150
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Stun
  • Trigger: User takes damage.
  • Cooldown: 0.8
Stun (self)
  • Duration: 0.9


Black ant worker
Common stats
  • Cost: 20 [2]
  • Health: 25/ 35/ 45
  • Movement speed: 300/ 340/ 380
  • Score: 5/ 8/ 12
  • Harvest amount: 15/ 15/ 15
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1
  • Vision radius: 400/ 400/ 400
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • None
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 0.6/ 0.8/ 1
  • Attack speed: 1.5/ 1.5/ 1.5


Black ant soldier
Stats are different between story mode and custom game mode.
Common stats
  • Cost: 50 [5]
  • Cost: 50 [3]
  • Health: 50/ 60/ 70
  • Movement speed: 300/ 300/ 300
  • Score: 10/ 14/ 18
  • Harvest amount: 15/ 15/ 15
  • Healing speed: 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
  • Vision radius: 400/ 400/ 400
Damage modifications
  • Armor: 0/ 1/ 2
  • Maximum taken damage: 40/ 40/ 40
  • Area resistance: 20%/ 20%/ 20%
Immunities
  • None
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 3.6/ 4.4/ 4.4
  • Attack speed: 1.5/ 1.5/ 2.5


Trivia

  • In real life, black ants can shoot formic acid. The developers don't implement this in the game because black ants are meant to get you used to basic game mechanics.
  • Black garden ants (Lasius niger) were replaced with black silky ants because the latter are hosts of the chosen slave-maker ants. They were removed from the game completely from version 0.05 onward.


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