Formica archboldi

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Formica archboldi
Polyergus lucidus with host Formica archboldi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species:
F. archboldi
Binomial name
Formica archboldi
Smith, 1944

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, draging them into the nest, and dismembering them.[8][9]

Further reading[]

  • Bolton, B. (3 May 2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

References[]

  1. ^ "Formica archboldi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. ^ "Formica archboldi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ^ "Formica archboldi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ "Formica archboldi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  8. ^ "Skull-collecting ants slay with acid". Nature. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  9. ^ Smith, Adrian (16 November 2018). "Predatory behavior of Florida's skull-collecting ant". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

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