Antlion

Antlion  Classic  Expert  Master Statistics Type Enemy Environment Desert AI Type Antlion AI Damage 10 (Ranged attack) 10 (Melee) Max Life 45 Defense 6 KB Resist 10000% Drops Coins 60 Item (Quantity)Rate Antlion Mandible 14.29% Antlion Banner 0.5% Internal NPC ID: 69

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The Antlion is an enemy found in Deserts during the day. They remain stationary with their head sticking out of the sand, and will shoot sand at players. They can only launch their projectile at an upwards angle (straight upwards or within ~45 degrees to the left or right), so approaching from lower ground means you will usually be out of their line of fire. Antlions will climb up walls if they are touching the wall.

On the Console and Mobile editions, the Albino Antlion variant also appears.

Tips

• Because the Antlion creates Sand Blocks as it attacks, sand is a renewable resource.
• It has been seen in the mobile version that Antlions have somewhat rare and limited movement across the desert, instead of being entirely stationary.

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  Antlions in their natural environment.

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  The Antlions' projectile makes sand farming possible.

Trivia

• The Antlion is based on real life antlion larvae which dig sand pits as traps for other insects. The antlion will throw sand at escaping prey, causing its victims to lose footing and tumble down into the center of the pit where the hungry antlion is waiting.

History

• 1.1:
  • Chance of dropping Antlion Mandible increased from 1 in 10 (10%) to 1 in 7 (14.29%)
  • Projectile damage reduced from 20 to 10

• 1.0.5: Introduced.