Cataglyphis fortis
Cataglyphis fortis | |
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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
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Cataglyphis fortis". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ 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 2651142. PMID 19250516.
External links
- Media related to Cataglyphis fortis at Wikimedia Commons
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