Aenictus currax

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Aenictus currax
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A. currax
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Aenictus currax
Emery, 1900

Aenictus currax is a species of dark brown army ant found on New Guinea. A colony of 100,000+ was chronicled on New Guinea in Karema, PNG. The ants form new colonies through fission. [1] [2]

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