Pheidole bicarinata
Appearance
Pheidole bicarinata | |
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Pheidole bicarinata major worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Pheidole |
Species: | P. bicarinata
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Binomial name | |
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870
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Pheidole bicarinata, the Common Big-Headed Ant is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole.[1] [2]It is distributed across United States, from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Nevada, east to New Jersey and Florida.[3] It is found in a wide range of habitats. [4][5]
Diet
[edit]Pheidole bicarinata are known to eat insects, collect seeds, and consume nectar from extrafloral nectaries. [2][4] Seeds consumed include the seeds of Poa pratensis, Taraxanum officinale, Oenothera biennis, and more.[2]
Development
[edit]Colonies of Pheidole bicarinata grow quickly in captivity. They are noted to reach up to 4000 workers but rarely exceeding that number. [2] Pheidole bicarinata has four larval instars. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Pheidole bicarinata". AntCat. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Common Big-Headed Ants (Pheidole bicarinata) For Sale". Stateside Ants. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Wilson, E. O. (2003). Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. pp. 561–562. ISBN 9780674002937.
- ^ a b c "Pheidole bicarinata - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "antmaps.org". antmaps.org. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Pheidole bicarinata at Wikimedia Commons