Formica subintegra

Formica subintegra is a species of slave-making ant in the genus Formica.[1] Formica subintegra seems to be obligate parasites, enslaving ants of the fusca group of Formica. The ants are not active outside the nest except during slave-raids; foraging is conducted entirely by their slaves, which make up 70-90% of the colony.[2]

Formica subintegra
Formica subintegra worker
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F. subintegra
Binomial name
Formica subintegra
Wheeler, 1908

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2015). "Formica subintegra". AntCat. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. Apple, J. L.; Lewandowski, S. L.; Levine, J. L. (2014). "Nest relocation in the slavemaking ants Formica subintegra and Formica pergandei: a response to host nest availability that increases raiding success". Insectes Sociaux. 61 (4): 347–356. doi:10.1007/s00040-014-0359-1.


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