Snarehunter

Snarehunter The Snarehunter Queen on an early cover for Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure Alternate names Singing Ants, Alpha Skullcrawler (sic) Class- ification Cantus formica, Cantus Silva Ant (Queen) Species Giant insect florafauna Length 1-3 feet, 130 feet (Queen) Forms Builder, Forager, Guardian, Valkyrie, Queen Enemies King Kong First appearance Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure

	This article is a work in progress. Please help in the creation of this article by expanding or improving it.

Hank Marlow: “Keep your eyes open. Up in the trees, too.”

Houston Brooks: “Why?”

Hank Marlow: “Ants. Big ones. ... There's one. Sounds like a bird, but it's a fucking ant.”

― Hank Marlow warning Houston Brooks and Lin San of Snarehunters (Kong: Skull Island)

Snarehunters are predatory insect monsters that were first alluded to in the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island, and later appeared in the 2023 tabletop roleplaying game Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure.

Name

The Snarehunters are also "commonly known" as Singing Ants. Monarch gives them the cryptozoological classification Cantus formica, a combination of the Latin words for "singing" and "ant," respectively.

By contrast, Snarehunter Queens are classified as Cantus Silva Ant, incorporating silva, the Latin word for "forest." Like the Skull Devils, which Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure establish to be formally designated Alpha Skullcrawlers, "Snarehunter Queen" is a common name rather than a formal one. However, the creature's bio in the game book erroneously lists its Monarch designation as "Alpha Skullcrawler," thus making its true designation unclear, though it is possible that "Alpha Snarehunter" was intended.

Design

Neither the Snarehunters nor their Queens are depicted in Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure, with Hank Marlow describing them only as "Ants. Big ones." in Kong: Skull Island. However, a Snarehunter Queen was pictured on a discarded cover for the Cinematic Adventure, in which it resembled a giant winged ant with three body segments, six legs, and tree branch-like structures in place of antennae and across its wings.

Behavior

Monarch categorizes the behavior of Snarehunter Queens as that of a "protector," similar to such Titans as Godzilla, Mothra, and Kong. Queens are rarely seen outside of their nests, only emerging if their hive is destroyed or they are faced by a significant threat.

References

This is a list of references for Snarehunter. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: ^[1]

Comments

Showing 21 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators. Loading comments...