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This List of ants of India is a list and index to the species of ants found in India. A-D. Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893; Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Camponotus compressus is a type of ground-nesting species of ant found in India and Southeast Asia.It is a frequent visitor to toilets as it consumes urea. [1] It is one of the many species which tends plant-sap-sucking insects like aphids and tree hoppers.
Harpegnathos saltator, sometimes called the Indian jumping ant or Jerdon's jumping ant, is a species of ant found in India. They have long mandibles and have the ability to leap a few inches. [1] They are large-eyed and active predators that hunt mainly in the early morning. The colonies are small and the difference between workers and queens ...
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Harpegnathos venator is a species of ant found in South and Southeast Asia in northern India and parts of Burma. Like other ants in the genus Harpegnathos , it jumps to capture prey and lives in relatively small nesting colonies.
Army ants have two phases of activity – a nomadic (wandering) phase and a stationary (statary) phase – that constantly cycle, and can be found throughout all army ant species. [8] The nomadic phase begins around 10 days after the queen lays her eggs. This phase will last approximately 15 days to let the larvae develop.
Aenictus ceylonicus is a species of reddish brown army ant found in Southern India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Australia. [1] They are completely blind and around 3 mm in length. These ants are seen foraging underneath leaf litter in forests and well-vegetated areas, travelling in a trail of in three or more columns alongside each other, in ...
The subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae was established by M.R. Smith in 1952, [319] which represents three genera of ants that are primarily arboreal nesting ants in the tropical and subtropical regions. [320] They are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. [321]