Crematogaster striatula
| Crematogaster striatula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. striatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster striatula Emery, 1892 | |
Crematogaster striatula is a species of ant in the genus Crematogaster. It is arboreal and native to Africa.[1]
Defensive strategy
One way this ant stands apart from other species is that when an enemy insect is in its territory, it secretes an airborne chemical from its stinger that calls reinforcements to its location that surround the enemy, stingers out.[2] The chemical eventually paralyzes the insect, and its body is dragged back to the colony.[2]
References
- ↑ Rifflet, Aline; Tene, Nathan; Orivel, Jerome; Trielhou, Michel; Dejean, Alain; Vetillard, Angelique (14 December 2011). "Paralyzing Action from a Distance in an Arboreal African Ant Species". National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Yong, Ed (15 December 2011). "Look, no hands: ants kill termites with airborne chemical weapons". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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