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Camponotus herculeanus (or Hercules ant) [1] is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants, [2] occurring in Northern Eurasia, from Norway to Eastern Siberia, and North America. First described as Formica herculeana by Linnaeus in 1758 , [ 3 ] the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1861.
Carpenter ant galleries are smooth and very different from termite-damaged areas, which have mud packed into the hollowed-out areas. Carpenter ants can be identified by the general presence of one upward protruding node, looking like a spike, at the "waist" attachment between the thorax and abdomen (petiole). [ 39 ]
Ant bites are used in the initiation ceremonies of some Amazon Indian cultures as a test of endurance. [228] [229] In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena turned the maiden Myrmex into an ant when the latter claimed to have invented the plough, when in fact it was Athena's own invention. [230] An ant pictured in the coat of arms of Multia, a ...
Heracles and Antaeus, red-figured krater by Euphronios, 515–510 BC, Louvre (G 103). Antaeus would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches [9] and remained invincible as long as he remained in contact with his mother, the earth.
Camponotus babau Bolton, 1995; Camponotus bactrianus Pisarski, 1967; Camponotus bakeri Wheeler, 1904; Camponotus bakhtiariensis Salata, Khalili-Moghadam & Borowiec ...
Hercules Ant (Camponotus herculeanus) Ants. Some species of ants can damage books in a way that is similar to termites. [11] Black carpenter ant; Camponotus obscuripes;
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Hercules found that each time he felled Antaeus, he got up again, renewed by contact with the earth – Gaia, his mother, refreshing him – so Hercules had to hold him off the ground while squeezing him to death . Hercules slaying Antaeus, c. 1460, is a painting by the Florentine artist Antonio del Pollaiuolo.