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Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)

Synonyms: Formica gracilescens; Formica longicornis (homotypic); Formica vagans; Paratrechina currens; Prenolepis longicornis

Wikipedia Abstract

The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) is a species of small dark-coloured insect in the family Formicidae. These ants are commonly called "crazy ants" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics and are also found in buildings in more temperate regions, making them one of the most widespread ant species in the world. They do not sting people.
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Infraspecies

Paratrechina longicornis hagemanni
Paratrechina longicornis longicornis

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Paratrechina longicornis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Il-Maqluba (l/o Qrendi) 6 Malta  

Prey / Diet

Opuntia stricta (Spiny pest pear)[1]
Turnera scabra (ramgoat dashalong)[2]

Predators

Galeopterus variegatus (Sunda Flying Lemur)[3]

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Avicennia germinans (black mangrove)[4]
Cordia lutea[4]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Interaction between ants, extrafloral nectaries and insect herbivores in Neotropical coastal sand dunes: herbivore deterrence by visiting ants increases fruit set in Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae), P. S. OLIVEIRA, V. RICO-GRAY, C. DÍAZ-CASTELAZO and C. CASTILLO-GUEVARA, Functional Ecology 1999 13, 623–631
♦ 2Effects of ant behaviour and presence of extrafloral nectaries on seed dispersal of the Neotropical myrmecochore Turnera ulmifolia L. (Turneraceae), MARIANA CUAUTLE, VICTOR RICO-GRAY and CECILIA DIAZ-CASTELAZO, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 86, 67–77.
♦ 3"Foraging Ecology of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.", Dzulhelmi, M. N.; Abdullah, M. T., Malayan Nature Journal 2009 Vol. 61 No. 4 pp. 285-294
♦ 4Flower-visiting insects of the Galapagos Islands, McCullen, C. K. 1993. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 69:95-106
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0