Bull Ant

Myrmecia pyriformis Smith 1858

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Myrmecia pyriformis (Bull Ant) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family ants. They are diurnal.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 11 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Australia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2077456
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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secondarily apterous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/secondarilyApterous
- Definition: The absence of wings in organisms that are descended from winged ancestors.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of bull ant. View this species on GBIF

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