Labidus
E414592
Labidus is a genus of New World army ants known for their highly organized nomadic colonies and aggressive group foraging behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labidus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus of insects
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
aggressive group foraging
ⓘ
nomadic colonies ⓘ raiding columns ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonySize | very large colonies ⓘ |
| colonyType | nomadic phase and statary phase ⓘ |
| commonName | New World army ants ⓘ |
| describedBy | Julius Roger ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
other small invertebrates ⓘ predatory ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
South America ⓘ southern North America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
invertebrate community regulators
ⓘ
top invertebrate predators ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
group raiding
ⓘ
surface and subterranean foraging ⓘ |
| foragingTime | often nocturnal or crepuscular ⓘ |
| habitat |
leaf litter
ⓘ
soil ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| interactionWithHumans | can impact invertebrate pests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | eusocial ⓘ |
| morphology |
elongate mandibles
ⓘ
strongly developed soldier caste ⓘ |
| movementPattern | mass raids ⓘ |
| nests | temporary bivouacs formed by workers ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Labidus coecus
ⓘ
Labidus mars ⓘ Labidus praedator ⓘ Labidus spininodis ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Dorylinae
ⓘ
Eciton ⓘ
surface form:
Ecitoninae
|
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | wingless queens ⓘ |
| socialStructure | highly organized colonies ⓘ |
| subfamilyCommonName | army ants ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| vision | workers often reduced or absent eyes ⓘ |
| workerPolymorphism | present ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.