Anochetus daedalus

Anochetus daedalus
Scientific 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 is a species of trap-jaw ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It can be found from Western Ghats in India. ^{[1] [2]}

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

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.