Black ant
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Black ant is a term used for eusocial insects of the family Formicidae that are black in color. It has been used to describe many ant
s, including, but not limited to:
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s, including, but not limited to:
- The Black carpenter antBlack carpenter antThe black carpenter ant is a species of carpenter ant. It is the most common carpenter ant pest in the United States.-Appearance:...
(Camponotus pennsylvanicus) - The Black garden antBlack garden antThe black garden ant is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen....
(Lasius niger) - Some ant mimics look like black ants (see Ant mimicryAnt mimicryAnt mimicry is mimicry of ants by other organisms. Ants are abundant all over the world, and insect predators that rely on vision to identify their prey such as birds and wasps normally avoid them, either because they are unpalatable, or aggressive. Thus some other arthropods mimic ants to escape...
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See also
- AntAntAnts are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
- List of ant genera (alphabetical)
- Ant (disambiguation)Ant (disambiguation)An ant is a eusocial insect that belongs to the same order as wasps and bees.Ant, Ants, or ANT may refer to:-In science and computing:*ANT , a wireless personal area network protocol...
, another ant-related disambiguation page