Spider ant is a 3-star species card from the Industrial Age. Spider ants have long legs and gangly bodies that look spidery.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% expedition rewards |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% expedition rewards |
| Rare | 5 | +24% expedition rewards |
| Epic | 10 | +36% expedition rewards |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% expedition rewards |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Leptomyrmex ants live in Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia.
- Uncommon: Some species hold their abdomen up over their body.
- Rare: They move quickly on long legs.
- Epic: They forage on tree trunks and the forest floor.
- Legendary: Some workers act as living honey stores, like honeypot ants.
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Field guide
| Size | Most species large, long-legged and slim; a few are tiny |
| Colony | Usually a few hundred workers (average about 350) |
| Queens | One queen, usually wingless and worker-like |
| Nest | Underground in soil or dead wood, often at tree bases |
| Diet | Omnivores, including sugary liquids |
| Defence | No sting; they raise their abdomen and run away fast |
| Active | Day or night; large species mostly by day |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Wet forests of eastern Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia |
Did you know?
- The genus has 28 living species; one lives far away in central Brazil.
- Workers usually forage alone, but call nestmates when they find a big food source.
- Some stick insects mimic spider ants to avoid being eaten.
Sources: antwiki.org, en.wikipedia.org
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