Biology:Formica archboldi
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Short description: Species of ant
| Formica archboldi | |
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| F. archboldi are the darker-colored ants in this image, the reddish-orange one in the center is a Polyergus lucidus queen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. archboldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Formica archboldi Smith, 1944
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Formica archboldi is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] They are known for their abnormal behavior, which includes the collection and storage of Odontomachus (trap-jaw) ant skulls.
Formica archboldi ants store these severed ant heads in their nests. The Formica archboldi have odors that are chemically similar to the odors of the trap-jaw ants, which might allow the Formica ants to disguise themselves among the trap-jaw ants. The Formica ants immobilize the trap-jaw ants by spraying formic acid, dragging them into the nest, and dismembering them.[8][9]
Further reading
- Bolton, B. (3 May 2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World". unpublished communication. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/3/31/NGC_May_2016.pdf. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
References
- ↑ "Formica archboldi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=576686. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Formica archboldi species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/1120680e01893d2f40a56da8f0726ab9. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Formica archboldi". https://www.gbif.org/species/1315163. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Formica archboldi Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/97850. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ Ward, Philip S.; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Fisher, Brian L. (2016). "A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 4072 (3): 343–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.4. PMID 27395929.
- ↑ Wilson, Christopher M.; Smith-Herron, Autumn (2016). "Morphology of the male genitalia of Brachymyrmex and their implications in the Formicinae phylogeny". Journal of Hymenoptera Research (Pensoft Publishers) 50: 81–95. doi:10.3897/JHR.50.8697. ISSN 1070-9428.
- ↑ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. https://www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Skull-collecting ants slay with acid". Nature. 2018-11-16. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07458-y.
- ↑ Smith, Adrian (2018-11-16). "Predatory behavior of Florida's skull-collecting ant". ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181116110533.htm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3647767 entry
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