Pacific Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma constricta
Insectstrong against fungi, fish
Common
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).
Malacosoma constricta
Photo: © Ken-ichi Ueda (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.
Malacosoma constricta, also known as the Pacific tent caterpillar, is a species of moth endemic to North America. Malacosoma constricta is known from California, Oregon, and Washington and is reported only on oaks. In California, subspecies M. constrictum austrinum is found from Santa Barbara County southward; M. constrictum constrictum occurs from Los Angeles County northward.
Larvae feed on leaves, often defoliating affected branches. Pacific tent caterpillars spin rudimentary tents that can be up to 10 cm (3.9 in) wide. The larvae feed in groups outside the tent, entering it only to molt. Pacific tent caterpillars have speckles on the sides, orange hairs on top and grayish or cream colored hairs on the sides. The head is dark blue. Eggs, laid along sticks in clumps, are golden yellow.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, "Other than obvious aesthetic impacts, tent caterpillars typically do not cause major damage on California oaks. When present in high numbers, caterpillars may be a nuisance." Western tent caterpillars and forest tent caterpillars are also present in California oak woodlands.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Malacosoma constricta, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.
Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
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DEF 37