Jack jumper ant is a 4-star species card from the Stone Age. Jack jumpers really do jump, and have a powerful sting.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +6% combat damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +10.8% combat damage |
| Rare | 5 | +18% combat damage |
| Epic | 10 | +27% combat damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +42% combat damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: The jack jumper (Myrmecia pilosula) is a bull ant from southern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
- Uncommon: They can leap several centimetres towards a threat.
- Rare: Their sting can cause dangerous allergic reactions in some people.
- Epic: Males have just one chromosome and females only two, the lowest numbers possible for an animal.
- Legendary: They have large eyes and hunt by sight.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 10–14 mm; queens about 14–16 mm |
| Colony | Usually a few hundred ants; large nests about 500–1,000 |
| Queens | Often one to four egg-laying queens per colony |
| Nest | Mounds of fine soil or gravel, or under rocks, in grass and forest |
| Diet | Insects, including prey as big as bees and wasps, plus sweet foods |
| Defence | Venomous sting; about 2–3% of people are allergic, and reactions can be life-threatening |
| Active | Day, foraging until dusk, in warmer months; dormant in winter |
| Lifespan | Workers about 1.3 years on average; queens 10 years or more |
| Where it lives | South-west WA, south-east SA, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania, most of NSW and south-east Queensland |
Did you know?
- Workers use venom to overpower prey much larger than themselves.
- Workers forage alone and do not lay scent trails.
- Males are smaller than workers, at about 11–12 mm.
Sources: ozanimals.com, antstore.net, en.wikipedia.org, allergy.org.au, oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz
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: ×0.85 chance