| Cataglyphis nigra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Cataglyphis |
| Species: | C. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)[1] | |
Cataglyphis nigra, also known as the black desert ant, is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis.[2]
Range
This species is found in North Africa, the Levant, and the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.[3][4][5]
Behavior
Like other ants in the genus, Cataglyphis nigra workers can raise their gaster (abdomen) to a vertical position; this is thought to improve mobility in desert habitats.[6]
C. nigra with raised gaster
References
- ↑ André, Ern. (1881-07-22). "Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 6 (1): 53–78.
- ↑ "Cataglyphis nigra (Black Desert Ant)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ↑ Sharaf, Mostafa R.; Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh; Fisher, Brian L; Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad (December 2020). "A Preliminary Synopsis of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with Remarks on the Zoogeography" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. ResearchGate. 70 (4): 533–560. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ↑ "Cataglyphis nigra". AntWiki.
- ↑ "Species: Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ McMeeking, Robert; Arzt, Eduard; Wehner, Rüdiger (Mar 21, 2012). "Cataglyphis desert ants improve their mobility by raising the gaster". Journal of Theoretical Biology. National Library of Medicine. 297: 17–25. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.003. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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