Bulldog ant is a 3-star species card from the Atomic Age. Bulldog ants are big, bold bull ants with a strong sting.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +7% combat damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +12.6% combat damage |
| Rare | 5 | +21% combat damage |
| Epic | 10 | +31.5% combat damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +49% combat damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Myrmecia gulosa, the red bulldog ant, lives in eastern Australia.
- Uncommon: Workers are big, about 1.5 to 2.3 cm long.
- Rare: They have excellent eyesight and will chase intruders.
- Epic: Larvae are fed chewed insect meat, not liquid food.
- Legendary: Myrmecia is one of the oldest-looking ant lineages alive.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 14–23 mm, in two size groups; queens only slightly bigger |
| Colony | About 900 workers on average |
| Queens | One queen per colony |
| Nest | Underground tunnels, with guards at an entrance often covered in dry plant bits |
| Diet | Adults eat sweets; larvae eat insects hunted by workers |
| Defence | Strong jaws and a very painful sting; can cause serious allergic reactions |
| Active | Mostly daytime hunters, with solitary workers foraging alone |
| Lifespan | Not well known; workers of other Myrmecia live about 1–2.6 years |
| Where it lives | Most of Australia, but rare or absent in the north-west coast and Tasmania |
Did you know?
- Guards rush into an attack stance when someone comes within about a metre of the nest.
- Food is shared in the nest through trophic eggs, not mouth-to-mouth feeding.
- Workers hunt alone and do not lay scent trails to food.
Sources: antwiki.org, brisbaneinsects.com, en.wikipedia.org
Codex sets
- Modern ants: Bulldog ant, Amazon ant, Turtle ant, Saharan silver ant, Dracula ant, Red wood ant, Marauder ant, American honeypot ant, Matabele ant, Asian needle ant, Red honey ant, Giant forest ant, Clonal raider ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1 chance
- Meat ant: ×0.6 chance
- Bull ant: ×0.85 chance