Fire ant is a 2-star species card from the Iron Age. Fire ants survive floods by linking their bodies into floating rafts.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% burn damage over time |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% burn damage over time |
| Rare | 5 | +24% burn damage over time |
| Epic | 10 | +36% burn damage over time |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% burn damage over time |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) comes from South America.
- Uncommon: It has spread to the USA, Australia and many other places.
- Rare: Its sting burns, which gives it its name.
- Epic: Rafts can float for days until they reach dry land.
- Legendary: Australia runs a large eradication program against it in Queensland.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 3–6 mm; queens about 8 mm |
| Colony | Usually about 100,000–500,000 workers in a mature colony |
| Queens | One queen in some colonies, several queens in others |
| Nest | Dome-shaped soil mounds up to about 60 cm high |
| Diet | Insects and oily or greasy foods |
| Defence | Repeated, burning stings; some people have serious allergic reactions |
| Active | Forage near mounds; mating flights on warm, sunny days after rain |
| Lifespan | Queens about 2–6 years; workers about 1–6 months |
| Where it lives | Native to South America; now also the southern USA, Australia and parts of Asia |
Did you know?
- Only the females sting, and unlike honeybees they can sting many times.
- A queen can lay hundreds of eggs a day, about 800 at her peak.
- Egg to adult takes about 22 to 38 days.
Sources: wiki.bugwood.org, fireant.tamu.edu
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 chance
- Meat ant: ×0.6 chance
- Bull ant: ×0.6 chance