Ants (and their different types)

[Sodapressed]

Is it simply always the best idea to eat ants, regardless if they are larvae, soldiers or even the coveted Queen?
And if yes, should they be eaten on a table, or just NOMNOMNOM'd in the wild whilst away from your base to make room?
I think it would be awesome if you could feed ants to your chickens.

Edit: Also, does anyone know the "cooldown" or...how long it takes for a raided anthill to become raid-able again?

[Grog]

i think a raided ant hill just depawns (as new anthills spawn)

[Sodapressed]

i think a raided ant hill just depawns (as new anthills spawn)

Thanks, but I'd still like some advice about eating the raided ants.
If it's best to...save some of the better ones and eat the rest...or..eat them all...or what.

[bitza]

they are good for FEP reduction bonus

[cobaltjones]

They're just another form of newbie food. Most people will make fun of you for eating them, but they're actually a nice way for a generally new character to get the FEP diversity bonuses. I keep a cupboard full of anthill raidings just to spice up my eating habits.

Also you're thinking far too hard about this. Just figure out what ants give what stats and eat the ones you need.

[Etep_ScUD]

It depends on what you're doing, really. Ant soldiers are a good prize for early unarmed hunters (Strength), and pupae(?) are always good for their constitution. Some of the others really depend, and their stats can be really divided. They're only really good for newbies, though.

[Oskatat]

larvae give agi, also nice, and empress gives psy, but also a load of useless stuff. I generally eat them as a snack on the way when i'm not actively trying to promote any stat, or to lower my fep demands. Mostly i raid anthills for the fact that they're not too bad lp now that animals got much rarer