Army ant is a 3-star species card from the Iron Age. Army ants have no permanent nest; they camp in living 'bivouacs' made of their own bodies.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +5% soldiers per card |
| Uncommon | 2 | +9% soldiers per card |
| Rare | 5 | +15% soldiers per card |
| Epic | 10 | +22.5% soldiers per card |
| Legendary | 20 | +35% soldiers per card |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Eciton burchellii lives in the rainforests of Central and South America.
- Uncommon: Raids can involve up to about 200,000 ants sweeping the forest floor.
- Rare: Workers are almost blind and follow chemical trails.
- Epic: Birds called antbirds follow the swarms to catch fleeing insects.
- Legendary: Colonies alternate between nomadic phases and resting phases.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 3–12 mm; the biggest soldiers have long, sickle-shaped jaws |
| Colony | Roughly 100,000 to 600,000 workers at a time |
| Queens | One queen per colony |
| Nest | A bivouac up to about a metre across, in tree buttresses or under logs |
| Diet | Other ants and social insects, cockroaches, spiders, scorpions and beetles |
| Defence | Soldiers have big jaws and workers can sting small animals |
| Active | Raids mostly by day, though night foraging has also been seen |
| Lifespan | One queen was recorded alive after four and a half years |
| Where it lives | Humid lowland forests from southern Mexico to Brazil and Peru |
Did you know?
- This species raids in a broad fan-shaped front, not the narrow columns most army ants use.
- Butterflies feed on the droppings of the antbirds that follow the raids.
- Males live only one to three weeks as adults.
Sources: antwiki.org, en.wikipedia.org
Codex sets
- Ants of the metal ages: Leafcutter ant, Harvester ant, Weaver ant, Army ant, Trap-jaw ant, Carpenter ant, Fire ant, Banded sugar ant, Acrobat ant, Citronella ant, Silky ant, Tawny crazy ant, Blood-red ant, Inchman, Golden-tailed spiny ant, Black-headed sugar ant, Rock ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1 chance
- Meat ant: ×0.5 chance
- Bull ant: ×0.5 chance