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 | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 edit
- ^ 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. S2CID 253643003.
External links edit
Media related to Formica subintegra at Wikimedia Commons
