Atta vollenweideri
Atta vollenweideri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Atta |
Species: | A. vollenweideri |
Binomial name | |
Atta vollenweideri |
Atta vollenweideri, common name chaco leafcutter ant,[2] is a species of leafcutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Atta. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.
Colonies are made up of around 4-7 million individuals.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Species: Atta vollenweideri". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Alex Wild Photography with Keywords: Atta%20vollenweideri".
- ^ Hölldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O. (2009). The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393067040.
External links
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- Images of winged specimens
- Study: The thermo-sensitive sensilla coeloconica of Atta vollenweideri
- Study: Wind-induced ventilation of the giant nests of Atta vollenweideri