SUCHi Rainbow Ant - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival
SUCHi - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australian animals collectible card game - Species profile - Rainbow ant

SUCHi - Rainbow Ant

ANiMOZ #402

Code: SUCHi

Common name: Rainbow Ant

Taxonomy: Iridomyrmex suchieri

Level: BASE | Form: DEFEND

Status: COMMON | BiOME: DESERT

Overcomes: Fire | Flood | Drought | Persecution

SUPERPOWERS:

FARMING:

SUCHi feeds on a number of things, including the plant seeds that have elaiosomes. These are fleshy parts of the seed that taste great, but after removing the elaiosome SUCHi will take the seed to a disposal section of their nest which is full of nutrients. This allows the seed to grow into a new plant, and the cycle continues. This Superpower is sometimes referred to as myrmecochory, which in English means ‘ant’ and ‘circular dance’!

TOXISPRAY:

SUCHi can be very aggressive, particularly when defending her nest. When intruders arrive, she will rush out in groups and spray a toxic defensive chemical called iridomymecin. Its chemical formula is: C10H16O2

SWARM:

SUCHi can also feed on prey much bigger than him, including the invasive cane toad! He is not affected by the toad’s toxic skin, but can only bring down this large prey by using his Swarm power! By teaming up as one big army, SUCHi can overwhelm animals much bigger than him.

WEAKNESSES:

SIZE:

Although SUCHi is dangerous in a group, she is small as an individual and will lose many Clashes to bigger species.

SACRIFICE:

Because he lives in such tight-knit colonies, with everyone working for each other, SUCHi has a weakness which some may consider a Superpower! He will Sacrifice himself for the good of his family.

Australian Desert - Desert Illustration - ANiMOZ BiOME Art
SUCHi - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australian animals collectible card game - Species profile - Rainbow ant
ANiMOZ - Be Responsible Cat Owner - Fight for Survival - Native Species - Australia

How to be a responsible cat owner in Australia

By HeadRanger | June 14, 2019

Here’s a few things you might already know about cats: 1. In Australia, over 1 million native birds are killed by cats every day. 2. In Australia, some 6 million native reptiles are killed by cats every year. 3. In Australia, we LOVE cats: there are about 4 million cats kept as pets. So, how …

How to be a responsible cat owner in Australia Read More »

Kids - Animals - Interview - Funny Kids - Cute kids - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australian animals

We asked some kids to tell us about Australian animals…

By HeadRanger | May 22, 2019

We believe the next generation of leaders will be the ones to save our crumbling ecosystems. Australia is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis, and a key part of saving these incredible animals is knowing how special they are and falling back in love with nature. People will save the things they love. And …

We asked some kids to tell us about Australian animals… Read More »

Invasive Species - Feral Predator - ANiMOZ - Endangerment - Fight for Survival - AWC

Invasive predators gone from Newhaven

By HeadRanger | May 17, 2019

This article was originally published as ‘Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary Stage 1 Declared Feral-free’ on Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s News site. AWC’s ambitious project to restore central Australia’s lost biodiversity at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary has reached a new milestone – the eradication of all feral predators from the 9,400-hectare fenced area, making Newhaven home to the largest …

Invasive predators gone from Newhaven Read More »

ALBATROSS the film, ANiMOZ, Endangered species, plastic, pollution

ALBATROSS: An emotional migration

By HeadRanger | May 11, 2019

  We know what we have done to the world, and we have the technology to fix it. Do we, and our future leaders, have the motivation? In the heart of the great Pacific, a story is taking place that may change the way you see everything. ALBATROSS is a documentary offered as a free …

ALBATROSS: An emotional migration Read More »

ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australia - Animals - Emu - Kangaroo - Uluru - Illustration

We can still save Australia’s animals!

By HeadRanger | May 10, 2019

There is a LOT of negative news out there about climate change, the biodiversity crisis and the impact we’re having on our planet. And rightly so… Yes, we’re having disastrous effects and have pushed into the sixth extinction without looking back. However, it isn’t all bad – there are still ways to fix this, and …

We can still save Australia’s animals! Read More »

BOMBi - Teddy Bear Bee - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australian bees - pollinator - save the bees

Meet BOMBi – Australia’s Teddy Bear Bee

By HeadRanger | May 6, 2019

The Australian Teddy bear bee is BOMBi! Australia’s Teddy bear bee (Amegilla bombiformis – or as our Rangers know him: BOMBi) is one of the many Australian pollinators suffering from habitat destruction and industrial agriculture. In ANiMOZ, BOMBi is a Base species who can be found in the Coast BiOME and helps rangers overcome Floods, …

Meet BOMBi – Australia’s Teddy Bear Bee Read More »

Eastern quoll - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Rewilding Australia

Eastern quolls back in the wild on the mainland

By HeadRanger | April 22, 2019

In 2018, the Eastern quoll (RiNU, for the ANiMOZ Rangers out there) was returned to the wild in New South Wales, after going extinct on the mainland 50 years ago.   This important predator of Australian forests and scrubland still survives in Tasmania, but human persecution and invasive species wiped them out on the mainland …

Eastern quolls back in the wild on the mainland Read More »

LAGOTi - ANiMOZ - Fight for Survival - Australian Wildlife Conservancy - Greater Bilby

The first wild-born Bilby in NSW in 100 years!

By HeadRanger | April 18, 2019

Rangers, we’ve got exciting news to tell you about LAGOTi (The Greater bilby)! Ecologists with Australian Wildlife Conservancy have recorded the first Bilby born in a NSW National Park in more than a century! Last year the NSW Government’s Saving Our Species program supported AWC in returning Bilbies – one of Australia’s most iconic threatened …

The first wild-born Bilby in NSW in 100 years! Read More »

Aussie Ark, ANiMOZ, Tasmanian Devil, Australian conservation

How is ANiMOZ supporting Aussie Ark?

By HeadRanger | April 13, 2019

Here at Ranger Headquarters, we aim to improve the futures of Australia’s animals. They are facing dangers on all sides. What better way than to support the work of Aussie Ark? Pre-sales instead of Crowdfunding We considered raising funds for the first print of ANiMOZ – Fight for Survival through a crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter. …

How is ANiMOZ supporting Aussie Ark? Read More »

Australian Forest - Forest Illustration - ANiMOZ BiOME Art

Introducing ANiMOZ – Fight for Survival!

By HeadRanger | April 12, 2019

Welcome, Rangers, to the game changing conservation! In the world of ANiMOZ, you are a Ranger tasked with protecting rare and endangered animals, and building healthy ecosystems to let your species thrive.   The world of ANiMOZ… “Deep in the dark of the forest under a starlit night sky, RiNU* emerges from a hollow log. …

Introducing ANiMOZ – Fight for Survival! Read More »