Titanomyrma (fossil) is a 4-star fossil card from the Industrial Age. Titanomyrma was a giant ant whose queens had wingspans of about 16 cm.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% Materials cap |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% Materials cap |
| Rare | 5 | +36% Materials cap |
| Epic | 10 | +54% Materials cap |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% Materials cap |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Titanomyrma giganteum fossils come from the Messel Pit in Germany.
- Uncommon: It lived about 47 million years ago, in the Eocene.
- Rare: Queens were about the size of a hummingbird.
- Epic: It lived when the climate was much warmer than today.
- Legendary: Fossils of related giant ants have been found in North America too.
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Field guide
| Size | Queens about 7 cm long; males up to about 3 cm; workers Unknown |
| Colony | Unknown |
| Queens | Unknown |
| Nest | Unknown |
| Diet | Uncertain; fresh food or hunting |
| Defence | No sting found; probably sprayed formic acid |
| Active | Unknown |
| Lifespan | Unknown |
| Where it lives | Messel, Germany; related species in Wyoming and British Columbia |
Did you know?
- It is described as the largest known ant, living or fossil.
- It was first named Formicium giganteum, then moved to Titanomyrma in 2011.
- An undescribed Titanomyrma species is also known from Eckfeld Maar in Germany.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, antwiki.org