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{{Creature Infobox|image=File:ThumbAssassinBug.jpg|name=Assassin bug|scientific=''Acanthaspis petax''|environment=Savannah|form=Nymph|trait=Invulnerable<br/>Heal<br/>Underground}}
{{Creature Infobox|image=File:Icon_AssassinBug.jpg|name=Assassin bug|scientific=''Acanthaspis petax''|environment=Savannah|form=Juvenile|trait=Invulnerable<br/>Heal<br/>Underground}}
Assassin bugs ''(Acanthaspis petax)'' are challenge mode enemies in savannah documentary missions.
Assassin bugs ''(Acanthaspis petax)'' are challenge mode enemies in savannah documentary missions.


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=='''Abilities'''==
=='''Abilities'''==
Assassin bugs use basic attack by stabbing.
Assassin bugs attack by stabbing.


They can [[Executing Effect|execute]] any ants and [[Repositioning Effect|equip]] them to become [[Uncategorized Effect|invulnerable]]. They can only use this ability when they are already invulnerable. The effect can [[Stat Explanation|stack in length]] up to 10 times. Dead ants fall off 20 seconds after being equipped.
They can [[Eliminating Effect|execute]] any ants and equip them to become [[Uncategorized Effect|invulnerable]]. They can only use this ability when they are already invulnerable. The effect can [[Stat Explanation|stack in length]] up to 10 times. Dead ants fall off 20 seconds after being equipped.


Assassin bugs can execute termites but can't equip them.
Assassin bugs can execute termites but can't equip them.


They initially spawn with several ants already equipped, allowing them to begin executing ants immediately
Assassin bugs are always equipped with at least 5 [[Matabele Ant|Matabele ant]] workers when they appear.


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=='''Strategies'''==
Due to them spawning with ants equipped, they can't be killed for a short time after spawning, and if a raiding column is close by, they can instantly begin eliminating your ants. Once they spawn, they should be left alone until all dead ants fall off their backs. They can only execute ants when they are invulnerable, but their basic attack is extremely weak, so allowing a group of soldiers/medics to group up before rushing them can eliminate them easily.
Be cautious with any low health units when attacking, and avoid attacking with workers. If an ant dies to its basic attack, it will equip it and become invulnerable. Either try to avoid groups that have a large number of low health soldiers, or collect a large enough swarm to kill it before it can react,
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=='''Appearances'''==
=='''Appearances'''==
You can encounter assassin bugs in:
You can encounter assassin bugs in:
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=='''Notable stats'''==
=='''Notable stats'''==
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*''Trigger:'' User is invulnerable.
*''Trigger:'' User is invulnerable.
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*''Cooldown:'' 10
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=='''Trivia'''==
=='''Trivia'''==
*Only Nymph Assassin Bugs use camouflage, Adults do not use this tactic after maturing.
* Only juvenile assassin bugs equip dead ants as camouflage. It deters predators by making them look like some unrecognizable creatures or swarms of ants. In real life, they have also been observed to release the armor as distraction or play dead in case it fails.  
*Nymphs will play dead if their disguise fails. In game, they are not able to do this.
* The corpse collection has a secondary defense effect, where the corpses can be released if attacked, covering any predator in distractions and blocking its mouth, giving the Bug time to escape.
* It is not currently confirmed how the corpse collection of Assassin bugs disguises them from their prey, but there are several theories.
** A theory is that they collect so many bodies that they become unrecognizable to other creatures. This would result in prey not registering it as a predator to be cautious of, and predators not registering it as a preferred meal, overlooking it in favor of their preferred prey.
** It is theorized that the disguise is olfactory in nature, resulting in the Assassin Bug smelling like, and being mistaken as, ants.
** Experiments that focused on visual predators such as Jumping Spiders and Geckos suggest the disguise is partially visual as well, resulting in the Bug being mistaken as a swarm of ants.
*** This visual mistake of ant-eating predators would protect Assassin Bugs due to appearing as a dangerous swarm rather than a few individuals


* In real life, juvenile assassin bugs are much smaller than Matabele ants. The developers greatly increase their size to fit the equipped Matabele ants. 


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Latest revision as of 12:50, 14 May 2026

Information
Common name Assassin bug
Scientific name Acanthaspis petax
Environment Savannah
Forms Juvenile
Traits Invulnerable
Heal
Underground


Assassin bugs (Acanthaspis petax) are challenge mode enemies in savannah documentary missions.


Abilities

Assassin bugs attack by stabbing.

They can execute any ants and equip them to become invulnerable. They can only use this ability when they are already invulnerable. The effect can stack in length up to 10 times. Dead ants fall off 20 seconds after being equipped.

Assassin bugs can execute termites but can't equip them.

Assassin bugs are always equipped with at least 5 Matabele ant workers when they appear.


Appearances

You can encounter assassin bugs in:


Notable stats

Juvenile assassin bug
Common stats
  • Health: 380
  • Movement speed: 140
  • Food amount: 30 [3]
  • Score: 200
  • Vision radius: 600
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 40%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (weak)/ knockback (weak)
  • Immune to execution
Basic attack
  • Damage (physical): 2
  • Attack speed: 1.5
Execute
  • Trigger: User is invulnerable.
  • Cooldown: 10
Execution (special)
Invulnerability (self)
  • Duration: 20


Trivia

  • Only juvenile assassin bugs equip dead ants as camouflage. It deters predators by making them look like some unrecognizable creatures or swarms of ants. In real life, they have also been observed to release the armor as distraction or play dead in case it fails.
  • In real life, juvenile assassin bugs are much smaller than Matabele ants. The developers greatly increase their size to fit the equipped Matabele ants.


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