Big-eyed jumping ant is a 4-star species card from the Space Age. Gigantiops has some of the biggest eyes of any ant and jumps to escape danger.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% first-strike damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% first-strike damage |
| Rare | 5 | +36% first-strike damage |
| Epic | 10 | +54% first-strike damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% first-strike damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Gigantiops destructor lives in the Amazon rainforest.
- Uncommon: Its eyes are huge for an ant.
- Rare: It jumps to escape danger.
- Epic: It hunts and forages alone.
- Legendary: It finds its way using what it sees.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 9–10 mm long |
| Colony | Several hundred workers; some over 1,000 |
| Queens | One queen per colony, with a colony using several nests |
| Nest | Ground cavities or hollow fallen Cecropia stems; a guard may watch from the entrance |
| Diet | Extrafloral nectar and small insects such as flies and termites |
| Defence | Not aggressive; hides or runs and leaps away |
| Active | Daytime only, busiest from about 9:30 to 11:30 am |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Northern South America, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and the Guianas |
Did you know?
- It has the largest eyes of any known ant, covering much of the sides of its head.
- It sometimes shares part of a bullet ant's nest.
- Workers do not recruit nestmates and sometimes fight each other over prey.
Sources: antwiki.org, en.wikipedia.org, antscout.com