Azteca ant is a 3-star species card from the Industrial Age. Azteca ants live inside Cecropia trees and guard them from leaf-eaters.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +10% combat damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +18% combat damage |
| Rare | 5 | +30% combat damage |
| Epic | 10 | +45% combat damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +70% combat damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Azteca ants often live inside the hollow stems of Cecropia trees.
- Uncommon: The tree gives them food bodies to eat.
- Rare: The ants attack insects and vines on the tree.
- Epic: Some Azteca ants build carton nests of chewed material.
- Legendary: They swarm out quickly when the tree is shaken.
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Field guide
| Size | Not well known |
| Colony | Grows as the host tree grows; small colonies on young trees |
| Queens | A single queen founds the colony inside a young hollow shoot |
| Nest | Hollow stems and branches of Cecropia trees, or carton nests in some species |
| Diet | Food bodies and nectar from the tree, plus sugary secretions |
| Defence | Bites and swarms out to defend the tree; small colonies are the boldest |
| Active | Not well known |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Mexico to Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina (Azteca alfari) |
Did you know?
- The first queen chews her way into a young Cecropia shoot to start the colony.
- The tree makes Müllerian bodies, rich in glycogen, on its leaf stalks as food for the ants.
- Azteca alfari was named in 1893 to honour Costa Rican zoologist Anastasio Alfaro.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org