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Dragonfly in Empire of the Ants
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How to unlock full bestiary in Empire of the Ants

Fantastic bugs and where to find them!

Empire of the Ants is full of creatures for you to discover and even ally with throughout your journey to help save various ant kingdoms. If you want to know what they all are, here's our handy guide for how to unlock the full bestiary in Empire of the Ants.

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Jumping Spider in Empire of the Ants
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There are dozens of bug creatures in Empire of the Ants' bestiary that serve different purposes. Some you'll encounter during various missions in each chapter of the game and they can be enemies or allies. The creatures that ally with you can be recruited as legions for either offensive or defensive tactics.

Other creatures don't necessarily take part in missions and are just part of natural exploration, but you can discover them all the same to find out more about what they do and how the ants perceive them.

How to unlock all creatures in Empire of the Ants

Bestiary menu in Empire of the Ants
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Unlocking different creatures for your bestiary in Empire of the Ants is a fairly simple process. All you have to do is approach close enough to that creature and the game will automatically identify it and add it to the bestiary, which you can view at any time in the pause menu.

You'll gradually unlock most of the creatures in the bestiary just by following each chapter of the story. As you progress, you'll embark on various missions that lead to interactions with different creatures. Each chapter brings you to a different ant kingdom and with it new areas to explore and creatures to observe.

Below we've listed all 41 creatures found in Empire of the Ants' bestiary, and relative locations (area or chapter) for where to find them.

CreatureLocation Found
WorkerFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five legions potentially available to the player
WarriorFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five legions potentially available to the player
GunnerFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five legions potentially available to the player
Nest GuardFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
provided with the appropriate Defense nest upgrade
Termite WorkerFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Termite WarriorFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Termite GunnerFrom Prologue missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Termite Nest GuardFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
common at enemy termite nests
Black Ant WorkerFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Black Ant WarriorFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Black Ant GunnerFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
one of five common enemy legions
Black Ant Nest GuardFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
common at enemy black ant nests
???"Seems to be counselors for Belo-kiu-kiuni?"
First encountered in Chapter 1
Belo-kiu-kuniFounder and Queen of Bel-o-kan.
First encountered in Chapter 1
Ta-yu-niQueen of Ta-yu-kan, part of the Federation
First encountered in Chapter 2
TBDTBD
TBDTBD
PaussusFirst encountered in Chapter 1 around Bel-o-kan
Green Rose ChaferFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
a Super Predator legion potentially available to the player
(must equip it via the loadout menu in Chapter 3)
DorbeetleFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
a Super Predator legion available to the player
TBDTBD
TBDTBD
LadybugFrom Chapter 2 missions onward;
a common Super Predator enemy legion encountered
near foraging/food nodes
FirebugFrom Prologue missions onward;
a common enemy legion found guarding foraging/food
nodes on the map
PillbugFrom Chapter 2 missions onward;
encountered in the area around Ta-yu-kan
Water StriderFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
seen gliding on flood waters during Chapter 1 exploration
mission to Ta-yu-kan
AphidFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
one of five legions potentially available to the player
SnailFrom Chapter 3 missions onward;
a Support legion potentially available to the player
(must equip it via the loadout menu in Chapter 3)
SlugFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
encountered on a tire sticking out of the flood water
during the Chapter 1 exploration mission to Ta-yu-kan
Glow WormFrom Chapter 2 missions onward;
First encountered during nighttime intel mission
FireflyFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
First encountered during mission to hunt fireflies for food
DragonflyFrom Chapter 1 onward;
One of the most common insects found during missions and
around ant kingdoms such as Bel-o-kan and Ta-yu-kan.
ButterflyFrom Chapter 1 onward;
One of the most common insects found during missions and
around ant kingdoms such as Bel-o-kan and Ta-yu-kan.
BumblebeeFrom Chapter 1 onward;
One of the most common insects found during missions and
around ant kingdoms such as Bel-o-kan and Ta-yu-kan;
they're constantly flying around and a close fly-by will unlock this entry
TBDTBD
WaspFrom Chapter 1 onward;
One of the most common insects found during missions and
around ant kingdoms such as Bel-o-kan and Ta-yu-kan;
they're constantly flying around and a close fly-by will unlock this entry
TBDTBD
Diadem SpiderFrom Chapter 2 onward;
encountered passively during certain missions
Diadem SpiderlingsFrom Chapter 2 onward;
first encountered during the nighttime intel mission offered
in Chapter 2 (patrolling the large animal skull)
Jumping SpiderFrom Chapter 1 missions onward;
first encountered during Chapter 1 exploration mission to Ta-yu-kan
TBDTBD

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