Mutant fire ant

{{combatencounter |indef=a |pronoun=It |name=mutant fire ant |desc=This is a mutant fire ant. Its ancestors were called fire ants because they were red and their bites really hurt. This one is called a fire ant because it's learned how to breathe fire. Its bite does still really hurt, though. |image=Ant.jpg |hit1=The ant spits a burning ring of fire around you. You fall into it; it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire. damage+ (fire) damage |hit2=The fire ant runs up to you. "You're fired!" it emotes, using its antennae (luckily you took ant sign language as an elective in school). Man, losing your job really hurts. damage+ (fire) damage |hit3=It plants a fiery bite on your foot, giving you the ol' hotfoot. damage+ (fire) damage |miss1=The ant spits a jet of fire at you, but you jet before it can singe anything. |miss2=It's got you pinned, but you cry "uncle!" and the ant lets you go. |miss3=The ant charges you, but using a cunning defense of water, fire, and water again, you deter it. |chips=0 |xp=69 |item1=carapace shield |image1=carapace.gif |drop1=3.2 ± 6.3 |item2=colossal mandible |image2=mandible.gif |drop2=3.2 ± 6.3 |item3=fire bladder |image3=fire-bladder.gif |drop3=16.1 ± 13.2 |loc1=outskirts of Area 54 |newres=100+} 50% resistant to psychic damage.% resistant to sonic damage.

References

• The first hit message refers to song Ring of Fire.
• The third miss message refers to the short story Leiningen Versus the Ants.