Anochetus daedalus
Anochetus daedalus is a species of trap-jaw ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It can be found from Western Ghats in India.[1][2]
| Anochetus daedalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 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.[3][4]
References
- "New species of ant which builds maze-like nests found in Western Ghats". Livemint. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "There is a new ant in the Western Ghats!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "Scientists discover ants that gorge on insects, invertebrates". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- 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.
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