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1. Strategy section has lots of wong informations: Assassin bug can't equip enemies with basic attack. It's an execution, using immunity as basis, not damage. 2. Too much information for just one idea in Trivia, I will shorten it.
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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 some [[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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=='''Trivia'''==
=='''Trivia'''==
*Only Nymph Assassin Bugs are known to use camouflage, with mature adults no longer collecting corpses.
* Only nymph 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 have been observed to play dead if their disguise fails. In game, they are not able to do this.
* The corpse collection appears to have a secondary defensive effect for the Bugs, 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
 


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Revision as of 22:17, 15 January 2025

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


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


Abilities

Assassin bugs use basic 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 some Matabele ant workers when they appear.


Appearances

You can encounter assassin bugs in:


Notable stats

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
Drain
  • Trigger: User is invulnerable.
  • Pickup (strong)
  • Cooldown: 10
Execution
Invulnerability (self)
  • Duration: 20


Trivia

  • Only nymph 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.


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