Golden-tailed spiny ant is a 2-star species card from the Iron Age. Golden-tailed spiny ants have a gaster covered in shining golden hairs.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% Food cap |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% Food cap |
| Rare | 5 | +24% Food cap |
| Epic | 10 | +36% Food cap |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% Food cap |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Polyrhachis ammon lives all across Australia, in towns, forests and heath.
- Uncommon: Its gaster is covered with golden hairs.
- Rare: Its body carries sharp spines.
- Epic: It often nests in sand at the base of shrubs and trees.
- Legendary: It collects honeydew and nectar.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 8–11 mm |
| Colony | Modest colonies, up to about 3,000 ants |
| Queens | Not well known |
| Nest | Sand at the base of shrubs and trees |
| Diet | Omnivore: nectar and pollen from eucalypts and wattles, plus early-morning dew |
| Defence | Spines on the thorax, probably to deter predators |
| Active | Seen most times and weathers; stays in the nest when very wet or hot |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Found throughout Australia, in towns, forests, woodland and heath |
Did you know?
- Workers forage alone rather than in trails.
- It has a metallic sheen as well as golden hairs.
- It often visits flowering gum and wattle trees.
Sources: australian.museum, ozanimals.com, formicamarket.com