Mangrove ant is a 3-star species card from the Industrial Age. The mangrove ant can swim, which is rare for an ant.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% wider fishing green zone |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% wider fishing green zone |
| Rare | 5 | +24% wider fishing green zone |
| Epic | 10 | +36% wider fishing green zone |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% wider fishing green zone |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Polyrhachis sokolova lives in mangroves in northern Australia.
- Uncommon: Its nests are in mud that floods with the tide.
- Rare: Workers swim between mangrove roots.
- Epic: Air trapped in the nest lets the colony survive high tide.
- Legendary: It's one of very few ants known to swim on purpose.
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Field guide
| Size | Not well known |
| Colony | Not well known |
| Queens | Not well known |
| Nest | In mud in mangrove swamps that flood with the tide |
| Diet | Bird droppings, plus crabs and shellfish washed in by the tide |
| Defence | Not well known |
| Active | Moves brood ahead of rising water; repairs nests after each tide |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Mangroves of northern Australia and New Guinea |
Did you know?
- A nest can be underwater for up to about 3.5 hours in a normal tide.
- In extreme spring tides, nests can lie under about two metres of water.
- Crabs and mudskippers can invade nests, and fish and crabs eat swimming ants.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, researchonline.jcu.edu.au, journals.biologists.com
Codex sets
- Ants of the machine ages: Bullet ant, Argentine ant, Pharaoh ant, Yellow crazy ant, Odorous house ant, Ghost ant, Mangrove ant, Spider ant, European fire ant, Red harvester ant, Longhorn crazy ant, Little fire ant, Exploding ant, Acacia ant, Azteca ant, Indian jumping ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1.1 chance
- Meat ant: ×1 chance
- Bull ant: ×1 chance