Ant plant is a 3-star creature card from the Steam Age. Ant plants grow swollen tubers full of tunnels that ants move into.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +10% population cap |
| Uncommon | 2 | +18% population cap |
| Rare | 5 | +30% population cap |
| Epic | 10 | +45% population cap |
| Legendary | 20 | +70% population cap |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Myrmecodia plants grow on tree branches.
- Uncommon: Their base swells into a tuber full of chambers.
- Rare: Ants live in the chambers.
- Epic: The ants' waste feeds the plant.
- Legendary: They grow in South-East Asia and northern Australia.
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Field guide
| Size | Not well known; swollen tuber with thick, mostly unbranched stems |
| Nest | On tree branches and trunks, never in soil; in mangroves and paperbark woodland |
| Diet | Makes food from sunlight; absorbs nutrients from ant waste and leftovers |
| Defence | Ants living inside bite intruders; tuber is covered in ridges and spines |
| Active | Not well known; slow growing |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Indochina to New Guinea and Queensland; M. beccarii near Cairns and Cape York |
Did you know?
- Only the rough-walled chambers absorb nutrients; smooth chambers are nurseries for ant young.
- Ants keep separate chambers for waste, brood and ventilation.
- Myrmecodia beccarii is listed as Vulnerable in Queensland, mainly from habitat clearing.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, capeyorknrm.com.au, anbg.gov.au