Aphaenogaster

E398482
ant genus taxon

Aphaenogaster is a genus of slender, fast-moving ants commonly found in forests and grasslands, known for their role in seed dispersal and soil turnover.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Aphaenogaster canonical 1
Aphaenogaster fulva 1
Aphaenogaster picea 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern mostly diurnal ⓘ
belongsTo Formicinae and Myrmicinae group of ant genera ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
colonyOrganization queen and workers ⓘ
commonName spiny ants ⓘ
communicationMethod chemical trails ⓘ
contributesTo soil turnover ⓘ
describedBy Gustav Mayr NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInYear 1853 ⓘ
diet honeydew ⓘ
nectar ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalRole seed disperser ⓘ
soil engineer ⓘ
family Formicidae ⓘ
foragingStratum ground ⓘ
geographicDistribution Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
North America ⓘ
hasBehavior fast-moving ⓘ
hasBodyForm slender ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aphaenogaster fulva

Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aphaenogaster texana
hasSting reduced or absent ⓘ
hasWorkerSize small to medium ⓘ
importantFor forest regeneration ⓘ
grassland regeneration ⓘ
interactsWith seed-bearing plants ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingSite leaf litter ⓘ
rotting wood ⓘ
soil ⓘ
order Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
playsRoleIn myrmecochory ⓘ
reproduction nuptial flights ⓘ
socialStructure eusocial ⓘ
subfamily Myrmicinae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Myrmicinae → containsGenus → Aphaenogaster ⓘ
Aphaenogaster → hasNotableSpecies → Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aphaenogaster rudis
Aphaenogaster → hasNotableSpecies → Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aphaenogaster fulva
Aphaenogaster → hasNotableSpecies → Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aphaenogaster texana
Aphaenogaster → hasNotableSpecies → Aphaenogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aphaenogaster picea