Camponotus rufipes
| Camponotus rufipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosericus |
| Species: | C. rufipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)
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Camponotus rufipes is a dark-brown ant with reddish-yellow legs and a body covered in fine reddish hairs. Workers of this species measure about 6 mm in length. Nocturnal in habit, they attack beehives and build ground nests shaped like a mound of dry grass, approximately 20–30 cm in diameter.[1]
These ants are very common in Southeastern Brazil and are highly aggressive, delivering painful bites accompanied by venom secretion at the bite site, which can cause mild burns. They lack a stinger, and their venom is primarily composed of formic acid.[1]
This is a still poorly studied ant species, with limited research on its biology. Males undergo four larval stages, featuring various types of hairs that play a role in their life cycle.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Touchard, Axel; Aili, Samira R.; Fox, Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson; Escoubas, Pierre; Orivel, Jérôme; Nicholson, Graham M.; Dejean, Alain (January 2016). "The Biochemical Toxin Arsenal from Ant Venoms". Toxins. 8 (1): 30. doi:10.3390/toxins8010030. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 4728552. PMID 26805882.
- ^ Solis, Daniel Russ; Fox, Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson; Rossi, Mônica Lanzoni; Bueno, Odair Correa (2012-01-01). "Compared morphology of the immatures of males of two urban ant species of Camponotus". Journal of Insect Science. 12 (1): 59. doi:10.1673/031.012.5901. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 3499094. PMID 22934715.
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