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Fire Ants are creatures living in the Capital and in the Mojave Wasteland.
Background[edit]
The fire ants of the Capital Wasteland were created by a scientist named Doctor Lesko. The doctor was attempting to return giant ants to their normal size through genetic manipulation and accidentally created the fire ants.[1] He reasons that one small tweak of an error has left the ants with a completely different mutation.[2]
Lesko further explains that the ants breathe fire by expelling flammable venom from what was their venom sacks, then igniting it with a spark made by clicking their mandibles. He calls this process "pyrosis."[3][4]
Variants[edit]
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Fire Ant | Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas
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Fire Ant | Fallout 3
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Fire Ant | Fallout: New Vegas
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Notes[edit]
Since they breathe fire, they will ignite gas leaks that may be present in the area.
References[edit]
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Okay, now how about explaining that for the slower people?"
Weston Lesko: "Hmmm. Let me see. Well... You start with a generation of very large ants. You simply inject the current brood's eggs with an engineered mutagen. Then, the next generation should be smaller. Do it enough times, and you may be able to reduce them back to their once original tiny size."
(Weston Lesko's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Something isn't right. You shouldn't have gotten results like these so quickly."
Weston Lesko: "Well... ummm, I may have used a few... ahem, shortcuts. Yes. I was told that the FEV works wonders when used under controlled circumstances! Apparently I was wrong, but I know my mistake. I'm certain I can get it to work!"
(Weston Lesko's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "How the heck can an ant breathe fire?"
Weston Lesko: "The stimulation of the subject's evolutionary trigger by the mutagen caused a bio-defensive reaction metamorphosing the ant's venom glands. This process caused unexpected oscillations in the venom molecules at such a vast rate it produces a thermodynamic biochemical reaction. As the subject ejects the volatile solution, it becomes conflagrant due to new structures in it's maw I call its calefaction array. Amazing, isn't it?"
(Weston Lesko's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "So, what's gone wrong?"
Weston Lesko: "Well. I'm afraid I've made slight miscalculations in the mutagen. Instead of lowering their size, the brood hatched with a new biomechanism. I call their genetic abberation pyrosis; the ability to emit flame from their bodies. I may be able to correct this error, but I can't get near my equipment."
(Weston Lesko's dialogue)
