Eciton

E414591

genus taxon

Eciton is a genus of New World army ants known for their highly organized nomadic raids and complex social behavior.

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All labels observed (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly diurnal in many species ⓘ
behavior	army ant syndrome ⓘ
caste	males ⓘ queen ⓘ soldiers ⓘ workers ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
colonyCycle	alternation of nomadic and statary phases ⓘ
colonySize	very large colonies ⓘ
commonName	New World army ants ⓘ
communication	chemical trails ⓘ tactile signals ⓘ
describedAs	New World counterpart of Old World driver ants ⓘ
diet	arthropods ⓘ other small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution	Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics
ecologicalRole	keystone species in tropical forests ⓘ top invertebrate predators ⓘ
family	Formicidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foragingStrategy	group raiding ⓘ swarm raiding ⓘ
foundIn	Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ southern North America ⓘ
hasCastes	yes ⓘ
interaction	facilitates foraging by ant-following birds ⓘ forms raiding columns that flush out other arthropods ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
knownFor	complex social behavior ⓘ highly organized foraging columns ⓘ nomadic raids ⓘ
lifestyle	nomadic ⓘ predatory ⓘ
nestMaterial	living ant bodies ⓘ
nestType	bivouac ⓘ
notableSpecies	Eciton self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eciton burchellii Eciton self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eciton hamatum
order	Hymenoptera ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
raidingPattern	organized columns ⓘ
reproduction	single reproductive queen per colony ⓘ
socialStructure	colony-based ⓘ eusocial ⓘ
subfamily	Dorylinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

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

Dorylinae → includesGenus → Eciton ⓘ

Eciton → notableSpecies → Eciton self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eciton burchellii

Eciton → notableSpecies → Eciton self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eciton hamatum

Labidus → parentTaxon → Eciton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ecitoninae