Treehopper is a 2-star creature card from the Information Age. Treehoppers trade sugary honeydew to ants for protection.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +8% Food production |
| Uncommon | 2 | +14.4% Food production |
| Rare | 5 | +24% Food production |
| Epic | 10 | +36% Food production |
| Legendary | 20 | +56% Food production |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Treehoppers are small sap-sucking insects.
- Uncommon: Many have strange shapes that look like thorns.
- Rare: They release honeydew that ants love.
- Epic: Ants guard treehoppers and their young.
- Legendary: With ants nearby, more treehopper young survive.
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Field guide
| Size | Varies; one common American species is about 6 mm |
| Nest | On shrubs and trees; some overwinter in leaf litter |
| Diet | Plant sap, from hosts such as acacia, hakea and eucalyptus |
| Defence | Jumps strongly when disturbed; ants guard it from predators |
| Active | Warm months; one species has several generations a year |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Worldwide; Australia has many species in every state |
Did you know?
- Females of some species guard their egg masses.
- Australian treehoppers have been seen tended by green tree ants (Oecophylla).
- Many Australian species have two horn-like points on the enlarged shield behind the head.
Sources: idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au, content.ces.ncsu.edu