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Messor barbarus causes 50–100% of the seed losses and is the most common ant in arable fields in northeastern Spain (Westerman et al. 2012). These ants in particular made news headlines all over Spain when farmers believed they were stealing their seeds and began a cull only to realise they actually play a massive part of the ecosystem and benefit the production for crop farmers completely.
Messor is a genus of myrmicine ants with more than 100 species, all of which are harvester ants; the generic name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor. The subterranean colonies tend to be found in open fields and near roadsides, openings are directly to the surface.
Veromessor pergandei is a species of harvester ant native to the Southwestern United States, especially the deserts of southeastern California. It has also been identified in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. [1] It was first described by Gustav Mayr, who named it Aphaenogaster pergandei.
Messor capitatus is an ant species part of the genus Messor. This genus includes about 40 specialized species that are found in dry areas of Mediterranean countries such as Africa, Southern Europe, and Asia. [ 1 ]
The following is a list of worldwide ant genera organised by subfamily. Key. Genus name: ... Messor barbarus [253] Metapone: Forel 1911 18 Metapone greeni:
This is a list of leafcutter ants, comprising 42 species from two genera: ... Town ant, parasol ant, fungus ant, Texas leafcutter ant, cut ant, night ant
Myrmecochory, "ant-dispersal," is the collection and dispersal of seeds by ants. Ants disperse more than 30% of the spring-flowering herbaceous plants in eastern North America. [7] Both the plant and the ant benefit in this scenario. The ants are provided with an elaiosome, a detachable food body found on the surface of the seed.
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; [1] their distribution is cosmopolitan.The pupae lack cocoons.Some species retain a functional sting.The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes.