Fire Ant Colony
Colony that responds to threat as a single defensive unit. Alarm pheromone commits the full soldier caste at once, and the injected formic compounds persist in tissue long past the encounter.
Loot 8
Chitin Lattice PlateResources · T3100%
Scorched AntsJunk · T3100%
Alate Wing MembraneResources · T320%
Brood ResinResources · T320%
Soldier MandibleResources · T320%1,000 caps
Advanced Engineering CacheContainers · T31%
Common Skin ContainerContainers · T10.1% 1 in 1,0004,449 caps
Rare Skin ContainerContainers · T10.01% 1 in 10,00052.5k capsEach item rolls on its own every time you defeat this enemy, in the amount shown. Chances as the game publishes them.
Where to find it 138
0,26River102,26River103,27River103,28River103,29River103,31River104,28River104,29River104,30River104,31River104,32River105,32River10
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6,32River107,32River108,31River108,32River109,33River1014,26River1014,27River1015,27River1016,26River1017,27River1017,28River1017,29River1018,27River1018,28River1018,29River1019,28River1019,29River1019,31River1020,28River1020,29River1020,30River1020,31River1021,31River1021,32River1021,33River1022,30River1022,31River1022,33River10
+98 more
- River
- -30% movement speed
From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).
How to fight it
Armor that resists its attack Chemical
Exploit its weakness Explosive
Avoid this damage type Pierce
Its best defense (AR 8) is against this type.
Suggestions computed from damage types, following the game guide: every armor and enemy has a best and a worst defense.
Best gear against it
Overall
Weapons
Rattlesnake + 
12 Gauge Shell (T3)Blunt ~49.8 damage per turn · hits 97% · 6 turns to kill
Grinder + 
7.62mm Ammo Cartridge (T3)Pierce ~42.4 damage per turn · hits 85% · 7 turns to kill
Sidewinder + 
0.38 Ammo Cartridge (T3)Pierce ~38.2 damage per turn · hits 97% · 8 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Chemical
- Head
Combat Leather Cap AR 8 - Chest
Combat Leather Jacket AR 8 - Legs
Combat Leather Pants AR 8
With this armor it hits 94% of the time and takes about 14.2 per turn (about 36.7 without armor): with 60 health you last about 5 turns.
Best in the free version
Weapons
Trenchsweep Shotgun + 
12 Gauge Shell (T2 Upgraded)Blunt ~34.9 damage per turn · hits 94% · 9 turns to kill
Scorcher + 
Anti-Personnel Rocket (T2 Upgraded)Explosive ~28.6 damage per turn · hits 94% · 10 turns to kill
Enforcer Handgun + 
0.38 Ammo (T2 Upgraded)Pierce ~23.3 damage per turn · hits 94% · 13 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Chemical
- Head
Rider Cap AR 5 - Chest
Flux Suit AR 4 - Legs
Flux Leggings AR 4
With this armor it hits 85% of the time and takes about 20.4 per turn (about 36.7 without armor): with 60 health you last about 3 turns.
The best you can use
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Estimate with the game's fight rules: 2d10 plus accuracy against a defense of 6 plus armor modifiers; a critical hit (two tens or 10 over the defense) deals ×1.5; damage minus the armor for that damage type, at least 1 per hit; base health 60; a turn every 10 s. Natural defense, skill bonuses, range and terrain are left out.
Tasks
Portrait frames 2
Codex entry
- Entry 1
Colony responses propagate faster than pheromone diffusion can account for. Institute entomologists recorded coordinated leg tapping through soil, paired with synchronized red-orange light from bacterial symbionts in the abdomen. The entire mass changes direction within seconds.
- Entry 2
Caravan crews say fire ants do not scatter when burned. Workers pile into hooked masses, using dead ants as footing across hot ground, then collapse and reform on the far side. At night the moving shapes glow like banked coals.
- Entry 3
A buried emergency-radio cable near an abandoned relay station was found packed solid with dormant fire ants. When technicians energized the line, the colony began pulsing in sequence with a recorded 1988 test signal.
