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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]
The species is highly polymorphic, and the queen of this species' genus is the largest recorded ant in history at 40 - 63 millimeters (1.5 - 2.4 inches) in body length. [ 6 ] Bigheaded ants ( Pheidole megacephala )
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 ...
Carebara diversa is a eusocial insect and individuals have continuous allometric variation in size and morphology to facilitate task allocation and partitioning of work.Minor workers are between 1.3 and 2.5 mm in length, but major workers are much larger.
Like several other invasive ants, such as the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), the big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala), the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the yellow crazy ant is a "tramp ant", a species that easily becomes established and dominant in new habitat due to traits ...
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