The Culling

Information
Name	The Culling
Categories	Extra
Player species	Black ant
Player units	Black ant worker Black ant soldier
Surface	Yes
Features	Timed attacks
Music	Queen of the Hill Theme

A mission with some special spawning conditions for enemies. Enemy packs get bigger over time and they will overwhelm your colony at night.

Objectives

• Survive 6 nights.

Settings

Your black ant colony must must defend itself from predators on the surface. Your nest entrance has already been excavated.

You have access to 2 aphid clusters.

The mission starts during the day.

Notable enemies

Enemies are on the same side.

Woodworms, woolice and devil's coach horse beetles live in your nest.

Ladybird beetles increase in number over time. Larval northern dune tiger beetles gather around the aphid clusters.

Surface enemies gradually appear and gather in small groups during the day. They invade your nest at night. Nights quickly pass when all enemies of the day are dead.

If an enemy group is completely removed during the day, an extra enemy of the same kind will appear in the evening to complete the attacking wave.

• Day 1: Larval devil's coach horse beetles

• Day 2: Larval devil's coach horse beetles, tiny wolf spiders, small hermit crabs

• Day 3: Larval devil's coach horse beetles, adult devil's coach horse beetles, small beach wolf spiders, small hermit crabs

• Day 4: Adult devil's coach horse beetles, medium beach tiger beetles, tiny sand bear wolf spiders, medium beach wolf spiders, medium hermit crabs

• Day 5: Larval devil's coach horse beetles, adult devil's coach horse beetles, large beach tiger beetles, small beach wolf spiders, small hermit crabs, medium hermit crabs

• Day 6: Large beach tiger beetles, large beach wolf spiders

Trivia

(none)

Minimaps

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  Surface

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  Underground