Dinosaur ant is a 5-star species card from the Singularity. The dinosaur ant is one of the most primitive-looking ants alive, and it lives in Australia.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +3% to all cards of its family |
| Uncommon | 2 | +5.4% to all cards of its family |
| Rare | 5 | +9% to all cards of its family |
| Epic | 10 | +13.5% to all cards of its family |
| Legendary | 20 | +21% to all cards of its family |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Nothomyrmecia macrops was first collected in 1931 in Western Australia, then lost.
- Uncommon: It was rediscovered in 1977 at Poochera, South Australia.
- Rare: Workers forage alone at night, often in cold weather.
- Epic: Its closest relatives are fossils like Prionomyrmex from Baltic amber.
- Legendary: Scientists travelled for decades searching for it before the rediscovery.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 10 mm; queens slightly larger |
| Colony | Probably about 50–70 workers (an estimate) |
| Queens | One queen per colony; queens have short wings and cannot fly |
| Nest | Underground, with a small hidden hole under leaf litter and a deep chamber |
| Diet | Mostly nectar, plus the body fluids of insect prey |
| Defence | Prominent sting that is moderately painful; usually not aggressive |
| Active | Night, foraging alone, including up into trees |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | South Australia (Eyre Peninsula) and historically Western Australia; tiny local patches |
Did you know?
- Its known populations cover only several hectares.
- It has about 92–94 chromosomes, among the highest counts known in ants, bees and wasps.
- When disturbed, workers often play dead rather than fight.
Sources: antwiki.org
Codex sets
- Ants of the stars: Pavement ant, Desert navigator ant, Dinosaur ant, Driver ant, Jet ant, Hokkaido wood ant, Big-eyed jumping ant, Tiny trap-jaw ant, Door-head ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1.1 chance
- Meat ant: ×1.1 chance
- Bull ant: ×1.1 chance