Saharan silver ant is a 3-star species card from the Information Age. Saharan silver ants survive some of the hottest ground temperatures of any animal.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +10% smaller bad-event losses |
| Uncommon | 2 | +18% smaller bad-event losses |
| Rare | 5 | +30% smaller bad-event losses |
| Epic | 10 | +45% smaller bad-event losses |
| Legendary | 20 | +70% smaller bad-event losses |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Cataglyphis bombycina lives in the Sahara.
- Uncommon: Their silvery hairs reflect sunlight and help shed heat.
- Rare: They forage in the hottest part of the day, when predators hide.
- Epic: They run up to about 0.85 m per second, very fast for their size.
- Legendary: They dash out for only a few minutes before heading home to cool down.
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Field guide
| Size | Workers about 5.5–15 mm; queens about 11–12 mm (a related-species listing for C. bombycinus) |
| Colony | Large, with deep gallery networks; hundreds of workers can leave to forage |
| Queens | One queen, who mates with several males |
| Nest | Deep tunnels in sand dunes, with queens and soldiers in the deeper parts |
| Diet | Scavenges insects and other animals killed by the heat |
| Defence | Soldiers have saber-shaped jaws; the main protection is speed and short trips |
| Active | Midday, outside the nest for only about ten minutes |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Sahara, Sinai and Arabian deserts |
Did you know?
- They can survive about 53.6 degrees Celsius and make heat-shock proteins before leaving the nest.
- Scouts watch for lizards, their main predators, and warn the colony.
- Soldiers are only about 1–2% of workers in mature colonies.
Sources: antwiki.org, en.wikipedia.org, antstore.net
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: ×1.1 chance
- Meat ant: ×1 chance
- Bull ant: ×1 chance