How to unlock full bestiary in Empire of the Ants

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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.

What creatures do in Empire of the Ants

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

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.

Creature	Location Found
Worker	From Prologue missions onward; one of five legions potentially available to the player
Warrior	From Prologue missions onward; one of five legions potentially available to the player
Gunner	From Prologue missions onward; one of five legions potentially available to the player
Nest Guard	From Chapter 1 missions onward; provided with the appropriate Defense nest upgrade
Termite Worker	From Prologue missions onward; one of five common enemy legions
Termite Warrior	From Prologue missions onward; one of five common enemy legions
Termite Gunner	From Prologue missions onward; one of five common enemy legions
Termite Nest Guard	From Chapter 1 missions onward; common at enemy termite nests
Black Ant Worker	From Chapter 3 missions onward; one of five common enemy legions
Black Ant Warrior	From Chapter 3 missions onward; one of five common enemy legions

Black Ant Gunner	From Chapter 3 missions onward; one of five common enemy legions
Black Ant Nest Guard	From 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-kuni	Founder and Queen of Bel-o-kan. First encountered in Chapter 1
Ta-yu-ni	Queen of Ta-yu-kan, part of the Federation First encountered in Chapter 2
TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD
Paussus	First encountered in Chapter 1 around Bel-o-kan
Green Rose Chafer	From Chapter 3 missions onward; a Super Predator legion potentially available to the player (must equip it via the loadout menu in Chapter 3)
Dorbeetle	From Chapter 1 missions onward; a Super Predator legion available to the player

TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD
Ladybug	From Chapter 2 missions onward; a common Super Predator enemy legion encountered near foraging/food nodes
Firebug	From Prologue missions onward; a common enemy legion found guarding foraging/food nodes on the map
Pillbug	From Chapter 2 missions onward; encountered in the area around Ta-yu-kan
Water Strider	From Chapter 1 missions onward; seen gliding on flood waters during Chapter 1 exploration mission to Ta-yu-kan
Aphid	From Chapter 1 missions onward; one of five legions potentially available to the player
Snail	From Chapter 3 missions onward; a Support legion potentially available to the player (must equip it via the loadout menu in Chapter 3)
Slug	From 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 Worm	From Chapter 2 missions onward; First encountered during nighttime intel mission

Firefly	From Chapter 1 missions onward; First encountered during mission to hunt fireflies for food
Dragonfly	From 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.
Butterfly	From 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.
Bumblebee	From 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
TBD	TBD
Wasp	From 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
TBD	TBD
Diadem Spider	From Chapter 2 onward; encountered passively during certain missions
Diadem Spiderlings	From Chapter 2 onward; first encountered during the nighttime intel mission offered in Chapter 2 (patrolling the large animal skull)
Jumping Spider	From Chapter 1 missions onward; first encountered during Chapter 1 exploration mission to Ta-yu-kan
TBD	TBD

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