Ecology
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Contents
Ant Communities and Biodiversity
Species Interactions
- Social Parasitism
- Myrmecophiles - Organisms living with Ants
- Ants and Plants
- Ants and Birds - Finnegan, R.J. 1980. Bird Predation on Red Wood Ants in Quebec in 1971. Research Project CRFL-29, Study - 031.
Predators Specialized on Ants
- Pangolins
- Aardvarks
- Horn Lizards (These are not toads)
- Spiders
- Other ants
Parasitoids / Parasites Specializing on Ants
- Eucharitid Wasps - Eucharitidae (56 genera) specialize in attacking the immature stages of ants. (e.g. Peeters, C., Heraty, J. & Wiwatwitaya, D. 2015. Eucharitid wasp parasitoids in the cocoons of the ponerine ant Diacamma scalpratum from Thailand. Halteres 6: 90-94.)
- Phorid Flies
Trophic Strategies
- Gardeners-Fungus Growing / Attines
- Honeydew Gatherers
- Mushroom Harvesting / Euprenolepis procera
- Nomadic Hunters / Army Ants
- Seed Harvesting
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