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Formication is a well-documented symptom which has numerous possible causes. The word is derived from formica , the Latin word for ant . Formication may sometimes be experienced as feelings of itchiness , tingling, pins and needles, burning, or even pain.
Delusional parasitosis is diagnosed when: 1) the delusion is the only symptom of psychosis, 2) the delusion has lasted a month or longer, 3) the person's behavior is otherwise not markedly odd or impaired, 4) mood disorders (if present at any time) have been comparatively brief, and 5) the delusion cannot be better explained by another medical ...
The specific epithet of the ant, clavata, means "club-shaped". [2] The generic name, Paraponera, translates to "near-Ponera". [3] Because of its fearsome reputation, the ant has several Native American, Spanish, and Portuguese local names in different geographical areas; perhaps the best-known of these is the Venezuelan nickname hormiga veinticuatro (the "24 ant" or "24-hour ant"), referring ...
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Ants want to shelter from the pounding raindrops, but their underground colonies can get flooded. They also can be swept away in the downpour, since ants, like most insects, can float.
Pseudacteon tricuspis (commonly referred to as a phorid fly or fire ant decapitating fly) is a parasitoid phorid fly that decapitates its host, the imported Solenopsis invicta fire ant. [1] Female P. tricuspis deposit their eggs directly into the fire ant host.
Heat makes flying easier and freshly fallen rain makes the ground softer for mated queens to dig new nests," Stolarski said. The good weather on Monday caused the ants to take off for the flight.