Thank you for your feedback. To avoid becoming an ant, you can get away with it. Otherwise, I totally agree with you, I’ll fix it in the next update.
I mentioned that one because if you want to be an ant you use the event and then it's removed from the pool if you don't, it's hope it doesn't show up and then click run away (ie leave) without doing anything like the other ones mentioned.
the game is not bad it just has some pacing issues in the forest,
the problem being (and the only other part I don't enjoy) is you will spend over 4 hours in the forest trying to get wood and stone.
if you don't want to lower crafting requirements or just drop more at all times, might I suggest getting one more wood/stone every (x) strength?