Thorny devil is a 4-star creature card from the Atomic Age. Thorny devils eat thousands of small ants a day, one at a time.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% soldier HP |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% soldier HP |
| Rare | 5 | +36% soldier HP |
| Epic | 10 | +54% soldier HP |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% soldier HP |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: The thorny devil is a spiky lizard of the Australian desert.
- Uncommon: It eats small ants almost entirely.
- Rare: It can eat thousands of them in a single meal.
- Epic: Grooves in its skin carry water to its mouth.
- Legendary: A bump on its neck is called a false head.
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Field guide
| Size | Up to about 15 to 20 cm long; females are larger |
| Nest | Sandy deserts, spinifex grassland and scrub; females dig a nest chamber about 30 cm deep |
| Diet | Small black ants only, often a thousand or more in a meal |
| Defence | Spiny skin and a false head; can shift colour to blend in |
| Active | Day, feeding in the cooler morning and late afternoon |
| Lifespan | Up to about 15 to 20 years |
| Where it lives | Arid Australia: Western Australia, southern Northern Territory, South Australia and western Queensland |
Did you know?
- Females lay a clutch of about 3 to 10 eggs, which take three to four months to hatch.
- Brown falcons are among its predators from the air.
- Hatchlings begin feeding on ants almost straight away.
Sources: nacc.com.au, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au