Swarm of mutant fire ants
| Swarm of mutant fire ants | |
|---|---|
| Monster ID | 729 |
| Locations | Appears about every 30 adventures on Halloween XX |
| Hit Points | Scales with player stats |
| Attack | Scales with player stats |
| Defense | Scales with player stats |
| Initiative | 0 |
| Meat | Scales with player stats (Max 100-150) |
| Phylum | bug |
| Elements | None |
| Resistance | None |
| Monster Parts | head, leg, thorax |
| Manuel Entry | |
| refreshedit data | |
You're fighting a swarm of mutant fire antsWhat could be worse than a swarm of fire ants? Well, how about a swarm of giant fire ants? But wait! There's more! How about bigger mandibles, more venom, and an even worse temperament? NOW how much would you pay?
Er, I mean, NOW how fast will you flee?
Hit Message(s):
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah. They skeletonize your <ankle>, hurrah, hurr -- ow! Argh! Oof! Ugh! Ow! Ow! Ugh!
One of the ants latches onto your <giblets>and won't let go. Eek! Argh! Ouch! Ugh! Ouch! Ooh!
It smashes its spiky tail into your sensitive flesh. Ugh! Ooh! Argh! Ugh! Eek! Eek!
Two ants toss you back and forth, catching you with their mandibles. And none too gently.Ooh! Argh! Eek! Eek! Ugh! Oof!
The ants swarm up your leg and skeletonize you from tibia to femur. Apparently, you're anatomically delicious! Eek! Ugh! Ooh! Ooh! Eek! Argh!
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah. You stand back while they do, hurrah, hurrah.
One of the ants tries to latch onto your <forehead>, but you won't let it latch on.
One of the ants tries to spear you with a mandible, but misses.
The ants all watch two of their number get into a fight over who gets to attack you next.
The ants pause to mutate further. You wait while their chitin bubbles grotesquely. (FUMBLE!)
 | You gain some Meat. |
 | You acquire an item: beholed bedsheet (20% chance)* |
 | You acquire an item: invisible bag (20% chance)* |
 | You acquire an item: witch hat (20% chance)* |
| You gain some <substat>. |
Notes
- A successful attack from this monster has a chance of poisoning you:
 | You acquire an effect: Really Quite Poisoned (duration: 5 Adventures) |
- This monster counts as a group (of size 20). It takes manifold damage from area-of-effect skills such as Wave of Sauce.
References
- The attack and miss messages referring to marching refer to the folk song "The Ants Go Marching One By One".
- The ants themselves are most likely a reference to "Them!"
