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Carebara pygmaea is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines.
Harvester ant, also known as harvesting ant, is a common name for any of the species or genera of ants that collect seeds, or mushrooms as in the case of Euprenolepis procera, which are stored in the nest in communal chambers called granaries. They are also referred to as Agricultural ants. Seed harvesting by some desert ants is an adaptation to the lack of typical ant resources such as prey or honeydew from hemipterans. Harvester ants increase seed dispersal and protection, and provide nutrients that increase seedling survival of the desert plants. In addition, ants provide soil aeration through the creation of galleries and chambers, mix deep and upper layers of soil, and incorporate organic refuse into the soil.
C. pygmaea may refer to:
Phragmosis is any method by which an animal defends itself in its burrow, by using its own body as a barrier. This term was originally coined by W.M. Wheeler (1927), while describing the defensive technique exhibited by insects. Wheeler observed the positioning of specially modified body structures to block nest entrances, as exhibited in various insect species. The term phragmosis has since been further extended beyond just insects.
Plagiolepis is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World.
Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera.
Carebara diversa, is a species of marauder ant widely distributed throughout Asia.
Carebara is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 174 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf litter inhabitants. They nest in rotten wood to which the bark is still adherent in the Afrotropical region, or may be lestobiotic nesting near other ant species. Some species are known to exist parasitically within termite nests. Little is known about the biology of the species. However, they are notable for the vast difference in size between queens and workers.
Pheidole parva is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. This genus is an invasive species, often coming from the region Wuhan, it is infamous for the burning sting and often is mistaken for its cousin, Carebara diversa in urban areas, the alates, however are very commonly seen after storms performing a nuptial flight.
Plagiolepis pygmaea is a species of ant in the genus Plagiolepis. The species is widely distributed, from Portugal and the Canary Islands in the west, eastwards to Iran, Germany in the north and the Arabian peninsula in the south.
Carebara vidua is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Carebara escherichi is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara bruni is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka and China.
Carebara ceylonensis is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara deponens is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara nana is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara sinhala is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara armata is a species of ant from the Myrmicinae subfamily. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1948 by Donisthorpe.
Nylanderia pygmaea is an extinct species of formicid in the ant subfamily Formicinae known from fossils found in the Baltic region.
Rebutia pygmaea is a species of cactus in the genus Rebutia, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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