Giant ant (Fallout: New Vegas)

	For an overview of giant ant variants in the Fallout series of games, see giant ant. For an overview of fire ant variants in the Fallout series of games, see fire ant.

 

Giant ants are mutated insects found in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Giant ants are large mutated arthropod insects of the Formicidae family, genus Camponotus, most likely black carpenter ants.^[1] Some scientists theorize this mutation comes from the effects of extended exposure to radiation.^[2]

CharacteristicsEdit

BiologyEdit

Giant ants are large insects protected by a yellow-brown carapace. They have large mandibles which are used to both hunt and protect themselves. Their long antennae sprouting out of the head act like sensors, allowing them to take in more information about their immediate environment.

Gameplay attributesEdit

These creatures can be a bit of a problem in the early stages of the game. Hitting their antennae will count towards a critical hit and will also frenzy them. Like their east-coast brethren, they are not particularly swift, and can easily be out-walked if the player character prefers to engage them at range.

VariantsEdit

Giant soldier antEdit

The largest and strongest variant of the more common giant ant variants. This ant can be found accompanying smaller ants as they forage. Several can be found inside the Allied Technologies offices building.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Giant soldier ant 0001cf80 00102aad	6 ? 3 75 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (30 )	75% ant meat 35% ant nectar 20% ant egg
Giant soldier ant 00102aad	6 ? 4 150 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (24 ) Explosion (150 )	75% ant meat 35% ant nectar 20% ant egg
Giant soldier ant 0015c7be 00169dd5 00169dd8	8 ? 3 75 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (30 )	75% ant meat 35% ant nectar 20% ant egg

Giant worker antEdit

The drones of the colony, responsible for labor and maintenance. What they lack in individual fortitude, they make up for with relentless attacks and swarm tactics. However, a worker ant's exoskeleton isn't particularly hard compared to radscorpions. Their mandibles can cut through most leather and plastic with ease, even snapping bone on a lucky shot.

Giant worker ants can usually be found in barren stretches of desert in the Mojave such as the Ivanpah race track or Ivanpah Dry Lake. They usually walk around in groups, presumably looking for food.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Giant worker ant 00102aae	2 ? 3 30 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (7 )	75% ant meat 25% ant nectar 20% ant egg
Giant worker ant 0001cf81 0015c7bf	4 ? 2 45 0 0%	Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (15 )	75% ant meat 25% ant nectar 20% ant egg

Giant ant queenEdit

The giant ant queen (or fire ant queen) is the largest creature in the Mojave Wasteland. Only one giant ant queen appears in Fallout: New Vegas, located in the ant mound south of the Allied Technologies offices and Camp McCarran, or north-west of REPCONN headquarters.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Giant ant queen 0015e908	17 ? 5 450 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (55 ) Fire breath (8 + 2 for 5s) attacks per second (8)	20% ant egg 8% ant queen pheromones

Related questsEdit

• Ant Misbehavin'
• Can You Find it in Your Heart?

NotesEdit

• The ants at the Nellis array will explode when shot with energy weapons, due to their consumption of munitions.
• One can observe ants walking in lines, much like worker ants in reality.
• When near the Virgin Fork Campground, Follows-Chalk says giant ants are called "picnic-killers". He doesn't know why and says it's probably from "back when".
• The ant queen found in Fallout: New Vegas is much less durable than her Fallout 3 counterparts.

AppearancesEdit

Giant ants appear in Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout Shelter, J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game and were due to appear in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios. A friendly giant ant called Mr. Pinch is used as a mount by the Puppet Man in the official One Man, and a Crate of Puppets comic by Penny Arcade.

BugsEdit

• Xbox 360 Sometimes when using Explosives or Unarmed methods to attack the player won't damage the ant. ^[verified]
• PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Giant ant queens are meant to carry both ant queen pheromones and a variable amount of ant eggs, but due to a missing property in their "death items" list, there is only a very small percentage chance of one or the other being found. ^[verified]

SoundsEdit

GalleryEdit

Fallout 3 giant ant concept art

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See alsoEdit

• Fire ant

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