Hi there!
Alright, let's get down to business. Here is a list of ants I hope to see and play in the game and probable scenarios for them
And no, I've not read any information on what is planned to not get biased
* Camponotus sp.
Fight for dominance in a wood clearing or garden. Slow developing ants, probably good for a "relaxed" mission for those who do not like time pressure.
* Myrmica rubra
Fight for dominance in a garden, esp. vs. Lasius, Formica and Myrmica sp. Multiple queens make for a fast reproduction but the colony requires lots of food.
* Manica rubida
Survive close to rivers (they prefer wet soil for nesting), dominance over larger colonies of smaller ants, hunt larger insects as prey.
* Solenopsis fugax
Must steal enemy colony brood for food to reach ideal performance. Relies on their small size and stealth to weaken other colonies instead of directly attacking them.
* Lasius flavus
Very weak but great at hiding their nests. Try to survive with subterrean root-lice milking vs. more aggressive neighbours. Sometimes lives with other Lasius sp.
* Paraponera clavata
Mostly hunt aboreally, so high up in trees and top of other plants. Nests in tree stumps or below rotting wood.
* Solenopsis invicta
Home/garden invasion vs. established colonies. Mass battle scenario of fast reproducing invicta vs. Lasius sp., Formica sp. and other common ants.
* Monomorium pharaonis
Home invasion. Brought in with an imported plant's soil. Move the colony from the pot into walls or ground of a house/garden and use the incredible reproduction rate and massive amount of inbreed-queens to overcome any other colonies/insects; Hide at day from humans/pets.
* Messor barbarus
Wonderful polymorphous, from small brood nurses to very large headed seed-crackers. Can harvest crops. Is pretty harmless so their only chance is in the very large colonies that are often spread over several outposts for grain harvesting.
* Atta/Acromyrmex
Leafcutter ants - 'nuf said.
* Oecophylla smaragdina
Weaver ants. Building nests in bushes or trees from a woven material. Very pretty and aggressive.
* Dorylus wilverthi
A "real" army ant. Will be almost all the time on the move and the colony will grow to immense size of 10-20 Million individuals. Would require very large terrain to play with, but could be fun starting with a smaller army ant colony and rapidly grow with each "pillaging" of the area. Would require a different mechanic for new worker/soldier birth than species with a static nest.
Lots more of ideas but I think that's plenty for a start!