Exploding ant is a 4-star species card from the Industrial Age. Exploding ants burst open to cover attackers in sticky, toxic goo.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% burn damage over time |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% burn damage over time |
| Rare | 5 | +36% burn damage over time |
| Epic | 10 | +54% burn damage over time |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% burn damage over time |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Colobopsis saundersi lives in the rainforests of Malaysia and Borneo.
- Uncommon: Its workers have huge glands full of sticky fluid.
- Rare: When attacked, a worker can burst its own body.
- Epic: The goo traps and poisons the attacker.
- Legendary: Giving its life protects the colony, a behaviour called autothysis.
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Field guide
| Size | Not well known |
| Colony | Several thousand ants, spread over several nests |
| Queens | Several queens per colony |
| Nest | Mostly in rainforest trees, in networks from canopy to ground |
| Diet | Mosses, lichens and algae from leaves; dead insects, fruit |
| Defence | Bursts open, releasing sticky, irritating goo at rivals |
| Active | Not well known |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Rainforests of Borneo, Malaysia and Brunei |
Did you know?
- One studied nest network covered about 2,500 square metres.
- Minor workers patrol and clean leaf surfaces.
- Workers sense small leaf vibrations, which warns them of weaver ants and spiders.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, passion-entomologie.fr