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Solenopsis molesta (thief ant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Solenopsis molesta, also known as thief ants, get their names from their habit of nesting close to other ant nests, from which they steal food. They are also called grease ants because they are attracted to grease.
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Infraspecies

Solenopsis molesta molesta
Solenopsis molesta validiuscula

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Edwin S. George Reserve 1297 Michigan, United States

Prey / Diet

Chamaecrista nictitans (partridge-pea)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Crematogaster lineolata1
Dolichoderus plagiatus1
Formica schaufussi1
Monomorium minimum (little black ant)1
Tapinoma sessile (odorous house ant)1

Predators

Cerotainia albipilosa[2]
Holcocephala abdominalis[2]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos (Desert Horned Lizard)[3]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Seed predators are undeterred by nectar-feeding ants on Chamaecrista nictitans (Caesalpineaceae), Scott Ruhren, Plant Ecology 166: 189–198, 2003.
♦ 2Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
♦ 3Spatial and seasonal dietary patterns of the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos): harvester ant specialist or generalist ant feeder?, Newbold, T. A. Scott, MacMahon, James A., Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 87 no. 2 (February 2009) p. 112-23
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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