Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider

Myrmarachne melanocephala

Arachnidstrong against insects, birds

Common

Venom

While active with another arachnid in play, its target loses 4 HP at the start of each of its turns, as long as it stays active (7 with two others).

Myrmarachne melanocephala

Photo: © kumarkv (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Birds

Weak against

Amphibians
Fish

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne, a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders. It is found throughout the countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia. Type locality has been recorded as Bengal of British India (present day West Bengal, India).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Myrmarachne melanocephala, 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.

Observations: 1,756 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 20 mg
Diet: Carnivore

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 42
ATK 31
DEF 27

How they’re shared out:

Type: Arachnid: HP 45, ATK 40 and DEF 15 out of 100 to start.