| Polyrhachis bicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | P. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyrhachis bicolor Smith, 1858 | |
Polyrhachis bicolor is a member of the camponotin ants in the genus Polyrhachis ranging from Australia to the tip of China. [1] [2]
This species has a red back abdomen and thinly hairy front abdomen with two spikes in front of a small white stripe. this ant has 6 legs and a light tip on each antenna. [3] [2]
This species is host to a number of parisitioid fungi which hijack the ants brains.
there are a lot of records of this species and countless pinned specimens. [3] [4]
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