Camponotus inflatus
Appearance
Camponotus inflatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Subgenus: | Myrmophyma |
Species: | C. inflatus
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Binomial name | |
Camponotus inflatus Lubbock, 1880[1]
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Camponotus inflatus is a species of carpenter ant native to Australia.[2] Its workers can be used as repletes in a manner similar to honeypot ants, and Aboriginal Australians traditionally eat the repletes as food.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolton, Barry. "Camponotus inflatus Roger, 1863". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus inflatus". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 October 2024.