Odontomachus haematodus

Odontomachus haematodus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Odontomachus
Species:	O. haematodus
Binomial name
	Odontomachus haematodus; Linnaeus 1758
Synonyms
	Formica haematoda (Linnaeus 1758),Odontomachus maxillosa (Retzius, 1783), Odontomachus hirsutiusculus Roger, 1863

Odontomachus haematodus is a species of trapjaw ant commonly referred to as two-spined trapjaw ant native to South America. It has since been introduced into the United States.^[1] The species typically nests in rotting wood, although in certain places the ant can nest within plants such as Aechmea aquilega.^[2] Workers forage both during the day and nocturnally, relying on the fast snapping of their jaws.^[3] It is a known predator of Thoropa taophora tadpoles.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b MacGowan, Joe A. "Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus)". mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ Talaga, Stanislas; Dézerald, Olivier; Carteron, Alexis; Petitclerc, Frédéric; Leroy, Céline; Céréghino, Régis; Dejean, Alain (October 2015). "Tank bromeliads as natural microcosms: A facultative association with ants influences the aquatic invertebrate community structure". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338 (10): 696–700. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2015.05.006. PMID 26302833. S2CID 19276062.
^ Babu, Martin J.; Nair, Reshma (2018). "Ultra structure of the compound eyes of the ants – Odontomachus haematodus and Diacamma rugosum". Current Science. 115 (4): 624–626. doi:10.18520/cs/v115/i4/624-626. ISSN 0011-3891. JSTOR 26978267. S2CID 203879297. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ Antonio Giaretta, Ariovaldo; Facure, Katia (2009). "Semi-terrestrial tadpoles as a vertebrate prey of trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus, Formicidae)". Herptology Notes. 2 (1): 63–66.

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[Mac-1] MacGowan, Joe A. "Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus)". mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

[2] Talaga, Stanislas; Dézerald, Olivier; Carteron, Alexis; Petitclerc, Frédéric; Leroy, Céline; Céréghino, Régis; Dejean, Alain (October 2015). "Tank bromeliads as natural microcosms: A facultative association with ants influences the aquatic invertebrate community structure". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338 (10): 696–700. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2015.05.006. PMID 26302833. S2CID 19276062.

[3] Babu, Martin J.; Nair, Reshma (2018). "Ultra structure of the compound eyes of the ants – Odontomachus haematodus and Diacamma rugosum". Current Science. 115 (4): 624–626. doi:10.18520/cs/v115/i4/624-626. ISSN 0011-3891. JSTOR 26978267. S2CID 203879297. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

[4] Antonio Giaretta, Ariovaldo; Facure, Katia (2009). "Semi-terrestrial tadpoles as a vertebrate prey of trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus, Formicidae)". Herptology Notes. 2 (1): 63–66.

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