Giant ant queen

There are only two  in Fallout 3. There is one in the Corvega Factory, and one in Shalebridge.


 * The Marigold Ant Queen is a different, but close relative, being mutated by Doctor Lesko. She still spews green acid, has the health of a brick wall and is NOT to be messed with. Generally considered one of the "boss" characters in Fallout 3. Low level characters will be defeated by any of the ant queens. Even though they have an obvious importance in the game, they do not seem to affect randomly spawned ants or any other sorts of ants.

Ant Queens are not very fast, though they do seem to notice you from a distance and shoot a greenish poison/acid with surprising accuracy.

Ant Queens have extremely high health (about 1/2 that of a Super Mutant Behemoth) making them one of the few creatures in the capital wasteland that can survive a nuka grenade blast. The quickest way to take one down is to shoot them in the Antennae until they frenzy, at which point any nearby ants will swarm them to death. The best way to kill them is to slowly circle around them using assault rifles and SMGs to kill the ant queen while she is trying to face you.

Killing an Ant Queen nets you 25 experience and Ant Queen Pheromones, which are an Aid item that provides PER -3, INT -3 and CHR +3.


 * Angela Staley in Rivet City wonders if Ant Queen Pheromones would help her seduce Diego, a priest. See: A Nice Day for a Right Wedding


 * Cindy Cantelli in Rivet City market sells Ant Queen Pheromones.

Quests

 * A Nice Day for a Right Wedding

Glitches

 * Can sometimes be found stuck in the walls near the ceiling