However, this is only at first, as every ant colony starts out similiarly to what the player starts with, a single Queen and a few workers. The Queen of the Species at first starts out rather pathetic compared to what it's name suggests, only capable of producing a single type of ant at first, the worker. Formica Ereptor, the Gene Thief Ant Species, not a real ant species and only exists in the game, is the player's controlled ant species.