Strumigenys emmae
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Strumigenys emmae is a species of ant
that is 1.5 millimeters long and is yellowish brown. It has a 4 segmented antennae
, small eyes, and has hairs on the head, mesosoma
, 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
s. They are normally slow moving, but they can move fast when disturbed. The species first strike usually kills its prey. The species colony
is small. It is most often found in beach margins and agricultural areas.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
that is 1.5 millimeters long and is yellowish brown. It has a 4 segmented antennae
Antenna (biology)
Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....
, small eyes, and has hairs on the head, mesosoma
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....
, and petiole
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
that are mostly scale-like or orbicular. They are difficult to find other than when encountered in leaf litter samples or pitfall trap
Pitfall trap
A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to escape, and may either be killed by the trap or remain unharmed...
s. They are normally slow moving, but they can move fast when disturbed. The species first strike usually kills its prey. The species colony
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
is small. It is most often found in beach margins and agricultural areas.