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Labidus coecus

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Labidus coecus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Labidus
Species:
L. coecus
Binomial name
Labidus coecus
(Latreille, 1802)

Labidus coecus is a species of army ant in the family Formicidae found in Central and South America.[1][2][3][4] It has been witnessed predating upon Podocnemis turtles.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Labidus coecus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Labidus coecus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ da Costa Reis, M.; Reintjes, J. M.; Chen, D.; O’Donnell, S. (August 2021). "Predation on nests of three species of Amazon River turtles (Podocnemis) by underground-foraging army ants (Labidus coecus)". Insectes Sociaux. 68 (2–3): 277–281. doi:10.1007/s00040-021-00814-8.

Further reading

  • Media related to Labidus coecus at Wikimedia Commons