Formica subintegra
Formica subintegra is a species of slave-making ant in the genus Formica.[1] Formica subintegra seems to be obligate parasites, enslaving ants of the fusca group of Formica. The ants are not active outside the nest except during slave-raids; foraging is conducted entirely by their slaves, which make up 70-90% of the colony.[2]
| Formica subintegra | |
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| Formica subintegra worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. subintegra |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica subintegra Wheeler, 1908 | |
References
- Bolton, B. (2015). "Formica subintegra". AntCat. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- Apple, J. L.; Lewandowski, S. L.; Levine, J. L. (2014). "Nest relocation in the slavemaking ants Formica subintegra and Formica pergandei: a response to host nest availability that increases raiding success". Insectes Sociaux. 61 (4): 347–356. doi:10.1007/s00040-014-0359-1.
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