pyramid ant

Bi-colored pyramid ant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dorymyrmex insanus


Taxonomy

Order:

Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)

 

Suborder:

Apocrita (wasps, ants and bees)

 

No Rank:

Aculeata

 

Superfamily:

Vespoidea
(vespoid wasps)

 

Family:

Formicidae (ants)

 

Subfamily:

Dolichoderinae (odorous ants)


Status

 

Flight/Season

 

Habitat

 

Size

 


Identification

The head and second section of the body (alitrunk) is reddish brown. The last segment of the body (the gaster) is black.

 
Similar
Species

 


Larval Food

 

 
Adult Food

 

 
Life Cycle

 

 
Behavior

 


Range Range Map  

Sources: 7.

 
Sightings

 

Pine Bend Bluffs SNA

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  Bi-colored pyramid ant            

Synonyms

Conomyrma insana

 
Common
Names

pyramid ant


 

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