Spiny ant - eating
Description:
This Spiny ant belongs to the Genus Polyrhachis which is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the old world tropics. They are closely related to the cosmopolitan genus Camponotus, but are often ornamented with protective spines.Phylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: HexapodaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaOrder: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (Hautflgler)Family: Formicidae LATREILLE, 1809 (ants, Ameisen)Subfamily: FormicinaeTribus: CamponotiniGenus: Polyrhachis SMITH, 1817 (spiny ants)Polyrhachis armata LE GUILLOU, 1842[det. Peter Slingsby, 2019, based on this photo] Indonesia, W-Java: Mt. Salak-Halimun-NP: vic. Cikaniki, 1150m asl, 23.09.2010
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
- Formicidae (ants)
- Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis armata
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