Green-head ant is a 3-star species card from the Stone Age. Green-head ants shine metallic green and purple in the sun.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +2% stun chance per hit |
| Uncommon | 2 | +3.6% stun chance per hit |
| Rare | 5 | +6% stun chance per hit |
| Epic | 10 | +9% stun chance per hit |
| Legendary | 20 | +14% stun chance per hit |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Their scientific name is Rhytidoponera metallica.
- Uncommon: They're common across most of Australia (not Tasmania), in gardens and bush.
- Rare: They have a painful sting.
- Epic: Colonies mostly rely on mated workers called gamergates to lay eggs; true queens are rare.
- Legendary: They help spread seeds of native plants.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 4–7 mm |
| Colony | Small; kept colonies reach up to about 450 workers |
| Queens | Several egg-layers; mated workers join the founding queen |
| Nest | Soil in lawns and gardens, under pavers, rocks and logs |
| Diet | Live and dead invertebrates, seeds and honeydew from sap-feeding insects |
| Defence | Grips with its jaws and stings; rarely, the sting causes serious allergy |
| Active | Day; forages in sunshine and heads home when cloud covers the sun |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Widespread in Australia, and especially abundant on the east coast |
Did you know?
- New nests can form by budding, when some workers leave to start a nearby nest.
- In larger colonies, older workers forage while younger workers look after the young.
- A spring mating flight starts new colonies.
Sources: professionalpestmanager.com, antantics.wales
Codex sets
- First ants: Founding Queen, Funnel ant, Black garden ant, Meat ant, Coastal brown ant, Honeypot ant, Green-head ant, Jack jumper ant, Yellow meadow ant, Little black ant, Thief ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1 chance
- Meat ant: ×0.6 chance
- Bull ant: ×0.6 chance