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Monomorium santschii (Ant)

Wikipedia Abstract

Monomorium santschii is a species of ant that is native to Tunisia. The most famous species in the Monomorium genus is the highly invasive pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis. It is a parasitic ant that has no worker caste. The queen enters the colony of a different species and, probably by employing a pheromone, she forces the host workers to kill their queen. She then uses these workers as slaves to bring up her own offspring.
View Wikipedia Record: Monomorium santschii

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Monomorium santschii

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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