ant; emmet; pismire




social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers


Type of:
  • hymenopterous insect; hymenopteran; hymenopteron; hymenopter

Types:
  • pharaoh ant; pharaoh's ant; Monomorium pharaonis
  • little black ant; Monomorium minimum
  • army ant; driver ant; legionary ant
  • carpenter ant
  • fire ant
  • wood ant; Formica rufa
  • slave ant
  • slave-making ant; slave-maker
  • bulldog ant

Parts:
  • Formicidae; family Formicidae

Part of:
  • Animalia; kingdom Animalia; animal kingdom
  • Animalia; kingdom Animalia; animal kingdom
  • Arthropoda; phylum Arthropoda
  • Insecta; class Insecta; Hexapoda; class Hexapoda
  • Hymenoptera; order Hymenoptera
  • Formicidae; family Formicidae


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