''Strumigenys emmae'' is a species of
ant in the genus ''
Strumigenys
''Strumigenys'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Biology
''Strumigenys'' form small nests in soil, under or between rocks, or in and under logs or under cattle dung. Some species nest in association with other ants such as '' Bot ...
''.
It is 1.5 millimeters long and is yellowish brown, has a 4 segmented
antennae, small
eyes, and has hairs on the head,
mesosoma
The mesosoma is the middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma. It bears the legs, and, in the case of winged insects, the wings.
In hymenopterans of t ...
, and
petiole that are mostly scale-like or orbicular. They are difficult to find other than when encountered in leaf litter samples or
pitfall trap
A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are a sampling technique, mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to esca ...
s. They are normally slow moving, but they can move fast when disturbed. The species first strike usually kills its
prey
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...
. The species
colony
In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the ''metropole, metropolit ...
is small. It is most often found in beach margins and agricultural areas.
References
External links
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Landcare Research
Myrmicinae
Insects described in 1890
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