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 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 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

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  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.