Marauder ant is a 4-star species card from the Information Age. Marauder ants have workers in a huge range of sizes, from tiny minors to giant supermajors.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +6% soldiers per card |
| Uncommon | 2 | +10.8% soldiers per card |
| Rare | 5 | +18% soldiers per card |
| Epic | 10 | +27% soldiers per card |
| Legendary | 20 | +42% soldiers per card |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Carebara diversa lives in South and South-east Asia.
- Uncommon: Supermajors can be hundreds of times heavier than the smallest minors.
- Rare: Supermajors carry heavy loads and clear paths.
- Epic: Huge foraging trails can stretch for many metres.
- Legendary: Its old name was Pheidologeton diversus.
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Field guide
| Size | Minors about 1.3–2.5 mm; majors and supermajors far larger |
| Colony | Very large; one study average about 250,000 workers |
| Queens | Up to about 16 queens in a colony |
| Nest | Permanent nests in soil or under rocks |
| Diet | Small animals such as insects, plus nectar, fruit and grains |
| Defence | Not well known |
| Active | Forage in long, dense trails that can last for days |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | India through South-east Asia to Taiwan, the Philippines and China |
Did you know?
- Small workers often ride on big ones to save energy.
- Workers roof parts of their trails with arches of soil.
- They are common in gardens and forest edges, and rarer in deep forest.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, antwiki.org
Codex sets
- Modern ants: Bulldog ant, Amazon ant, Turtle ant, Saharan silver ant, Dracula ant, Red wood ant, Marauder ant, American honeypot ant, Matabele ant, Asian needle ant, Red honey ant, Giant forest ant, Clonal raider ant
Queen affinity
- Black garden ant: ×1 chance
- Meat ant: ×0.5 chance
- Bull ant: ×0.5 chance