Banded sugar ant is a 2-star species card from the Iron Age. Banded sugar ants are big, friendly-looking ants that come out at night.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +10% tap-target rewards |
| Uncommon | 2 | +18% tap-target rewards |
| Rare | 5 | +30% tap-target rewards |
| Epic | 10 | +45% tap-target rewards |
| Legendary | 20 | +70% tap-target rewards |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Camponotus consobrinus is common in eastern Australia.
- Uncommon: Workers have an orange band around their abdomen.
- Rare: They love sweet things: nectar, honeydew and the sugar bowl.
- Epic: They don't sting, but can spray formic acid.
- Legendary: They're often seen on kitchen benches at night.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 5–15 mm; size varies within one nest |
| Colony | Thousands of workers when mature |
| Queens | One queen per colony; queens can live 10–15 years |
| Nest | In soil, in open ground or under rocks and logs |
| Diet | Nectar, aphid honeydew and small insects |
| Defence | Strong jaws; bites and sprays formic acid into the wound |
| Active | Mostly at night |
| Lifespan | Queens can live 7 years or more |
| Where it lives | Eastern Australia, from the Atherton Tablelands to Tasmania |
Did you know?
- Nests are often marked only by small mounds of loose soil that don’t last long.
- Workers tend aphids and drink the sweet honeydew they make.
- They rob food from meat ants and plug up rival nest entrances.
Sources: tooheyforesteec.eq.edu.au, earthpedia.earth.com, antsite.eu
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: ×1.1 chance
- Meat ant: ×1.1 chance
- Bull ant: ×1.1 chance