Termites

Termites are an insect that have a colony similar to ants. They are found on the tree on the top of the map and appear in large quantities unlike other colonies in the game so far. They appear like ants with no joints in their antennae and do not have a pinched waist. They are also segmented and have a creamy, white color. Like ants, they have similar roles, with slight changes. The following roles appear in-game:


 * Mandibular Termites (Soldier Termites, have wider, brown heads with black jaws)
 * Worker Termites (white heads)
 * Scout Termites (appear more pale than worker termites)

The following Roles do not appear in-game so far, but are obviously present:


 * Nasute Termite (Termites that shoot acid from their frontal lobe)
 * Primary Termite Queen
 * Secondary Termite Queens (queens that lay eggs and replace the primary queen if she dies)
 * King Termite (Mates with queens and controls pheromones in the caste/nest)
 * Winged Termites

So far, there is only one Termite colony in-game. The caste can be found on the left branch of the tree. It's appearance resembles a large hornet nest. To the right is a bee hive.

Worker Termites can be found abundantly on the tree when a player first climbs the tree. The workers are found traveling back and forth to either a resin source or to the leaves. Scout termites are found traveling back and forth from the resin to the tree, with a patrol of Termite Soldiers following the scout. Occasionally, the Termite soldiers will station themselves at the front of the nest for about 25 seconds, which can be used as an advantage to players. Near the bottom of the tree, there is a crack where termite workers will exit from, meaning that the termite colony had already colonized most of the tree. Occasionally, termite soldiers will exit from that crack and ambush the player or the player's worker ants that are gathering resins. This can be very problematic and stressful for the players. A simple solution is to station a post (flag) near the crack to prevent termites from ambushing worker ants.

Termites come in seemingly endless waves and continue to attack even if the scout is killed or if a wave is destroyed. If the player does not have speed upgrades to the worker ants or strength upgrades to the soldier ants, the player's colony will suffer major casualties. Upgrades reduce casualties by major efforts. Although Termite Soldiers do not appear as often as Red ant Soldiers do with Red ant Workers, Termite Soldiers are much stronger than they are. As of now, there is no current way to enter the caste, nor can you enter the crack in the tree. Termites will still attack the player's colony even if they've switched it to the termite species. Termite workers are also aggressive, but can be killed easily by the player.

Termites will attack other ant species including Red ants and Fire ants, which can only happen if Fire ant Soldiers or Red ant Soldiers chase you up a tree and encounter termites. The termites dislike bees and will attack players with a bee pheromone applied.