Triple

T3994977
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Formicinae E87077 entity
Predicate containsTaxon P9413 FINISHED
Object Polyergus
Polyergus is a genus of so-called “slave-making” ants known for raiding other ant colonies to capture workers that will serve their own nests.
 E407120 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Polyergus | Statement: [Formicinae, containsTaxon, Polyergus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Polyergus
Context triple: [Formicinae, containsTaxon, Polyergus]
  • A. Lasius
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • B. Lasius niger
    Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
  • C. Alphaeus
    Alphaeus is a New Testament figure mentioned as the father of James the Less, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
  • D. Melanippus
    Melanippus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
  • E. Attini
    Attini is a tribe of New World ants best known for their advanced fungus-farming behavior and complex social organization.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Polyergus
Triple: [Formicinae, containsTaxon, Polyergus]
Generated description
Polyergus is a genus of so-called “slave-making” ants known for raiding other ant colonies to capture workers that will serve their own nests.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Polyergus
Target entity description: Polyergus is a genus of so-called “slave-making” ants known for raiding other ant colonies to capture workers that will serve their own nests.
  • A. Lasius
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • B. Lasius niger
    Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
  • C. Alphaeus
    Alphaeus is a New Testament figure mentioned as the father of James the Less, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
  • D. Melanippus
    Melanippus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
  • E. Attini
    Attini is a tribe of New World ants best known for their advanced fungus-farming behavior and complex social organization.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69aed94118148190975e6aa4e554cde9 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefa1f0fb88190aafbfdc98bc8652d completed March 9, 2026, 4:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b54c50f348819090ebfd8b5192c819 completed March 14, 2026, 11:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b550142cb88190b797ea327cff136e completed March 14, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5507641408190ab3407faf0aee807 completed March 14, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:34 p.m.