Cataglyphis nigra

Cataglyphis nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Cataglyphis
Species:	C. nigra
Binomial name
Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881) [1]

Cataglyphis nigra, also known as the black desert ant, is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis . ^[2]

Range

This species is found in North Africa, the Levant, and the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Behavior

Like other ants in the genus, Cataglyphis nigra workers can raise their gaster (abdomen) to a vertical position; this is thought to improve mobility in desert habitats. ^[6]

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  C. nigra with raised gaster

References

1. André, Ern. (1881-07-22). "Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 6 (1): 53–78.
2. "Cataglyphis nigra (Black Desert Ant)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
3. Sharaf, Mostafa R.; Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh; Fisher, Brian L; Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad (December 2020). "A Preliminary Synopsis of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with Remarks on the Zoogeography". Annales Zoologici. 70 (4). ResearchGate: 533–560. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005 . Retrieved 2023-05-12.
4. "Cataglyphis nigra". AntWiki.
5. "Species: Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences.
6. McMeeking, Robert; Arzt, Eduard; Wehner, Rüdiger (Mar 21, 2012). "Cataglyphis desert ants improve their mobility by raising the gaster". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 297. National Library of Medicine: 17–25. Bibcode:2012JThBi.297...17M. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.003. PMID   22178639.