Slave-raiding Acorn Ant
Temnothorax americanus
Insectstrong against fungi, fish
Rare
While active with another insect in play, each of its attacks also hits the opposing bench for 10, without knocking them out (20 with two others).
Temnothorax americanus
Photo: © Connor Cashman (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
Temnothorax americanus is a species of slave-maker ant in the genus Temnothorax. The ants are 2–3 mm in size, and endemic to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian regions. They do not forage for food, but instead 'scout workers' from the colony seek out nearby host colonies of ants (e.g. Temnothorax longispinosus), steal larvae and bring them back to their own colony. A small T. americanus colony could consist of a queen, two to five workers and thirty to sixty slaves.
In a study published in Animal Behaviour, researchers showed that T. americanus scouts target stronger colonies over weaker ones to steal larvae from.
It was formerly placed as the sole member of the genus Protomognathus.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Temnothorax americanus, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.
Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
…
DEF 52