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2. Eciton burchellii - Wikipedia

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   Eciton burchellii is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. This species performs expansive, organized swarm raids that give it the informal name, Eciton army ant. [2] This species displays a high degree of worker polymorphism. Sterile workers are of four discrete size-castes: minors, medias, porters (sub-majors), and soldiers ...

3. Eciton - Wikipedia

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   Eciton army ants have a bi-phasic lifestyle in which they alternate between a nomadic phase and a statary phase. In the statary phase, which lasts about three weeks, the ants remain in the same location every night. They arrange their own living bodies into a nest, protecting the queen and her eggs in the middle.

4. Army ant - Wikipedia

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   Colonies of army ants are large compared to the colonies of other Formicidae. Colonies can have over 15 million workers and can transport 3000 prey (items) per hour during the raid period. [14] [20] When army ants forage, the trails that are formed can be over 20 m (66 ft) wide and over 100 m (330 ft) long. [20]

5. Black and Latino Austinites are moving farther east. City ...

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   Affordability, education and wage gaps contribute to Austin's Black and Latino communities moving further east, according to the city of Austin.

6. Bivouac (ants) - Wikipedia

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   Army ant bivouac. A bivouac is an organic structure formed by migratory driver ant and army ant colonies, such as the species Eciton burchellii.A nest is constructed out of the living ant workers' own bodies to protect the queen and larvae, and is later deconstructed as the ants move on.

7. Dorylus laevigatus - Wikipedia

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   They are unique to the subterranean foraging D. laevigatus; other species of driver ant and army ant prefer a constantly changing system of raids with columns alternating directions. [citation needed] These surface foraging ants also prefer to mix castes in their raids, with large and small workers moving together to search for prey.