Acrobat ant is a 2-star species card from the Bronze Age. Acrobat ants raise their heart-shaped abdomen over their head when alarmed.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% first-strike damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% first-strike damage |
| Rare | 5 | +24% first-strike damage |
| Epic | 10 | +36% first-strike damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% first-strike damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Acrobat ants belong to the genus Crematogaster.
- Uncommon: Their abdomen is shaped like a heart.
- Rare: When disturbed, they flip it up over their back.
- Epic: They can smear an irritating chemical on attackers.
- Legendary: Many nest in trees and old wood.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers roughly 2.5–5 mm, depending on species; queens about 7–9 mm |
| Colony | Often thousands of workers; 10,000 or more in some species |
| Queens | Usually one queen; some species sometimes have several |
| Nest | Under bark, in hollow stems, logs, stumps, leaf litter and buildings |
| Diet | Honeydew, nectar, seeds and small insects |
| Defence | Smears venom from its flexible abdomen; some can sting; bite reported painful |
| Active | Forage both day and night |
| Lifespan | Workers several months; queens probably several years |
| Where it lives | Worldwide, with more than 500 species |
Did you know?
- Their abdomen has a flexible joint, which lets them flip it up so easily.
- Workers lay chemical trails to guide nestmates to food and to gang up on prey.
- Colonies of some species can last about 10–15 years.
Sources: animaldiversity.org, ant-shack.com, en.wikipedia.org