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One group known as "door head" ants have soldiers whose heads are shaped like saucers, or concave shields, which they cover with camouflaging layers of debris. They use these peculiar features to block the entrances of their nests against intruders, such as other predatory ants or invertebrates.
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Door Head Ants By Glenn Marangelo Published April 30, 2023 at 4:00 AM MDT Listen • 2:11 Wikipedia commons Ant colonies are broken into castes based on the size and sex of the individual ant. There's the queen. There are males that are only part of the colony for a short period of time, dying after mating.
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The so-called 'door head ants' are soldier ants with armored heads that match both the size and the shape of the entrance to their colonies' nests almost to perfection. They function as.
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Saucerlike shields protect two new 'door head' ant species from Africa and their nests
The Ant With a Door for a Head Sunday 9 June 2019 Image Credit Wikipedia Commons Cephalotes is a broad genus of ants. They are heavily armored - it makes you wonder just how formidable they would look if we were the same size. The amazing thing about many of them is the head - used to plug a gap as it were.
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Cephalotes is a genus of tree-dwelling ant species from the Americas, commonly known as turtle ants. All appear to be gliding ants, with the ability to "parachute" and steer their fall so as to land back on the tree trunk rather than fall to the ground, which is often flooded. [2] [3] Ecological specialization and evolution of a soldier caste
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Saucerlike shields protect two new 'door head' ant species from Africa and their nests
The "door head" ant individuals are a special worker subcaste that stands out among the other ant colony's workers, who are responsible for vital tasks such as foraging and brood care. Dr..
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Phragmotic or "door head" ants have evolved independently in several ant genera across the world, but in Africa only one case has been documented until now. Carebara elmenteitae (Patrizi) is known from only a single phragmotic major worker collected from sifted leaf-litter near Lake Elmenteita in Kenya,.
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The so-called 'door head ants' are soldier ants with armored heads that match both the size and the shape of the entrance to their colonies' nests almost to perfection. They function as.
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Phragmotic or "door head" ants have evolved independently in several ant genera across the world, but in Africa only one case has been documented until now. Carebara elmenteitae (Patrizi) is known from only a single phragmotic major worker collected from sifted leaf-litter near Lake Elmenteita in Kenya, but here the worker castes of two species.
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11 November 2015 Species: ants from several genera, including Cephalotes and Carebara Habitat: trees in the tropical forest It's a great way to deter uninvited guests. Just wedge your head into.
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11 November 2015 Species: ants from several genera, including Cephalotes and Carebara Habitat: trees in the tropical forest It's a great way to deter uninvited guests. Just wedge your head into.
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Certain ants are designated as the doors and when an ant want to be let out or back in he simply gives the door-ant a little tap and he moves his head to let him pass. There is also a species of ant that explodes its own head when threatened releasing a lethal yellow goo! Further Reading:
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Cephalotes varians, otherwise known as the door head ant or turtle ant, is a species of ant that
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The "door head" ant individuals are a special worker subcaste that stands out among the other ant colony's workers, who are responsible for vital tasks such as foraging and brood care. Dr. Georg.