Cataglyphis fortis

Cataglyphis fortis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Cataglyphis
Species: C. fortis
Binomial name
Cataglyphis fortis
(Forel, 1902)

Cataglyphis fortis is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis.[1] Found in Tunisia, the ants inhabit salt pans where they forage dead arthropods.[2]

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2015). "Cataglyphis fortis". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. Steck, K.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M. (2009). "Smells like home: Desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, use olfactory landmarks to pinpoint the nest". Frontiers in Zoology. 6: 5. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-5. PMC 2651142Freely accessible. PMID 19250516.


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