The Final Experiment

Information
Name	Formicarium Challenge 4
Categories	Story Formicarium challenge
Environment	Formicarium
Player species	Gene-thief ant
Player units	Gene-thief ant worker Black ant soldier Wood ant shooter (either) Leafcutter ant major (either) Fire ant soldier (either)
Surface	Yes
Features	Titans
Music	{{{music}}}

An unprepared colony will not survive the next challenge. Make sure you are well stocked on resources.

Objectives

• Eliminate the hybrids in time.

Rewards

• Base value: 8 territory, 650 food, 18 Royal Jelly

• Difficulty bonus: 1400%/ 1425%/ 1450%/ 1480%/ 1520%

• Completion bonus: + 200%

Setting

Your gene-thief ant colony must defeat the hybrids.

You can only have up to 175 brood tiles before attempting the challenge.

Notable enemies

Each wave only begins after the previous wave has been dealt with. The male scientist gives you hints through his dialogues.

• Wave 1: The hermit scorpion will break its shell if it is mounted.

• Wave 2: The whip mantis and the praying spider will fight each other for some time before breaking off.

• Wave 3: The dragantula must focus for a short time before using its aerial abilities.

If you don't keep any soldiers on the surface, the male scientist knocks on the glass to stun and randomly damage active creatures. If you fail to eliminate the hybrids in time, he will violently knock on the glass and accidentally kill your queen.

Achievements

Achievements
Icons	Name	Requirements
	The Final Experiment	Beat the level on designated difficulty.
	Clever Little Ants	Beat the level without losing any ants to the dragantula's charge attack.

Trivia

• During the ending cutscene, the male scientist hides the swamp terrarium in a dimly lit cupboard.

• The hybrids give 14% of the base food amount during replays.

Minimaps

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