Strumigenys nanzanensis
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Strumigenys nanzanensis is a species of yellow ant
endemic to Taiwan
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This ant is similar to Strumigenys minutula
but is larger (workers
up to 3.2 mm in length), hairier and with straighter mandibular shafts.
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...
endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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This ant is similar to Strumigenys minutula
Strumigenys minutula
Strumigenys minutula is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan.This is the smallest ant in its genus and can be easily identified by size alone, as well as by characteristically short, strongly curved mandibles....
but is larger (workers
Eusociality
Eusociality is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification....
up to 3.2 mm in length), hairier and with straighter mandibular shafts.