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The highly invasive species Pheidole megacephala is native to the rainforest of the area as well as some of the surrounding farmland. [1]It is primarily characterized by the difference between the small, weak workers, and the large-headed majors with crushing mandibles, earning them the name "Bigheaded ants".
Pheidole megacephala is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is commonly known as the big-headed ant in the US and the coastal brown ant in Australia. It is a very successful invasive species and is considered a danger to native ants in Australia [2] and other places. It is regarded as one of the world's worst invasive ant species. [3]
Pheidole megacephala (Big-headed ant) [155] Phenacoccus solenopsis (Cotton mealybug) [156] Platydemus manokwari (New Guinea flatworm) [157] Pomacea maculata (island applesnail) [158] Polyandrocarpa zorritensis [159] Raoiella indica (Red palm mite) [160] Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant) [161] Tapinoma melanocephalum (Ghost ant) [162]
Pheidole (Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dɔː.le]) is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. It probably includes more than 1000 species. [1] The genus first evolved in the Americas, eventually spreading across the globe. Pheidole mendicula
This is a list of valid extant and fossil species of the ant genus Pheidole in the subfamily ... Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) Pheidole megatron Fischer ...
This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
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Several species in the family commonly infest worm bins and consume food intended for the worms. [3]An undescribed species of Uropodidae sucks out the hemolymph of pupae of Pheidole megacephala ants, resulting in the death of pupae.