Ant

Ants were a large family of insects that could be found in many places and variations across the Forgotten Realms.

Species

 * Abyss ant : Found on many layers of the Abyss, and occasionally on the Prime Material Plane if summoned by spellcasters or other magic.
 * Honey ant: A species of ant that had specialized workers whose abdomens swelled with a sweet, nectar-like fluid from the plants they ate for the purposes of storage. This species was endemic to the lands of Chult and Tashalar
 * Piranha ant : A species of long ants that could group together in thousands in order to strip flesh from living beings.
 * Red ant : Otherwise known as fire ants, this species could be found in the rimwood area of the forest of Cormanthor and in the Raurin desert.

Habitats
Large swarms of ants could be found in the Crowded Sea region, on the island of Djinni's Claws.

Like most mundane animals, ants could be found in the Beastlands.

Relationships
The humans and wild dwarves that inhabited the lands of Chult and Tashlar were known to harvest and eat honey ants, except for during the winter season.

In the land of Semphar, people were known to harvest large quantities of ants, douse them in herbed oils, and then fry them into a sort of cake. The oil made it so that the ants would stick together into an easily movable mass. This custom was practiced during all but the winter season.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Ring of Winter • Shadowdale
 * The Ring of Winter • Shadowdale