Miniature Trap-jaw Ants

Strumigenys vilhenai

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Strumigenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, speciose genus of small ants with cryptic lifestyles that are predators of small arthropod prey. Biology Nesting and Foraging Strumigenys are small ants with mainly predatory diets, though they may occasionally feed on sugar sources such as extrafloral nectaries as well.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionStrumigenys, Wikipedia contributors

Miniature Trap-jaw Ants

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