Black garden ant is a 1-star species card from the Stone Age. The black garden ant is one of the most common ants in Europe.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +4% offline storage cap |
| Uncommon | 2 | +7.2% offline storage cap |
| Rare | 5 | +12% offline storage cap |
| Epic | 10 | +18% offline storage cap |
| Legendary | 20 | +28% offline storage cap |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Its scientific name is Lasius niger.
- Uncommon: Colonies hold their nuptial flights on warm, humid summer days, often all on the same day.
- Rare: They 'farm' aphids for sweet honeydew.
- Epic: Queens can live for nearly 29 years in captivity.
- Legendary: They're a favourite for beginner ant keepers because they're hardy.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 3–5 mm; queens about 6–9 mm |
| Colony | Usually 4,000–7,000 workers; occasionally up to 40,000 |
| Queens | Usually one queen per colony |
| Nest | Underground, often under stones, in rotten wood or among roots |
| Diet | Nectar, fruit, aphid honeydew and small insects |
| Defence | Workers chase predators such as ladybirds away from their aphids |
| Active | Workers forage above ground; mating flights mostly June to September in Europe |
| Lifespan | Queens about 15 years; workers about a couple of months in the wild |
| Where it lives | Across Europe, parts of North America and thought to be parts of Asia |
Did you know?
- A new colony may start with two or three queens, which fight until only one is left.
- Sick workers tend to forage farther away and mix less with nestmates, which helps protect the queen and young.
- Flights can release thousands of winged males and females, peaking in July and August in Europe.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Codex sets
- First ants: Founding Queen, Funnel ant, Black garden ant, Meat ant, Coastal brown ant, Honeypot ant, Green-head ant, Jack jumper ant, Yellow meadow ant, Little black ant, Thief ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1.45 chance
- Meat ant: ×1 chance
- Bull ant: ×1 chance