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Anochetus daedalus

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Species of ant

Anochetus daedalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Anochetus
Species: A. daedalus
Binomial name
Anochetus daedalus
Marathe & Priyadarsanan, 2016

Anochetus daedalus is a species of trap-jaw ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It can be found from Western Ghats in India.

Anochetus daedalus constructs nests in the form of an elaborate maze with horizontal galleries. They have long pincer like mandibles that snap shut on the prey like a bare trap.

References

  1. "New species of ant which builds maze-like nests found in Western Ghats". Livemint. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "There is a new ant in the Western Ghats!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. "Scientists discover ants that gorge on insects, invertebrates". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. Marathe, Aniruddha; Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan (2016). "A Novel Ant Species of the Genus Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with a Remarkable Nest Entrance Architecture". Current Science. 110 (6): 1105. doi:10.18520/cs/v110/i6/1105-1107.
Taxon identifiers
Anochetus daedalus


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