"Strobe ant"
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These ants speed run up and down tree trunks. Notice they have enlarged front femurs. Dr Brian Heterick - Research Associate | Environment and Agriculture School of Science"This ant is Opisthopsis rufithorax Emery, a close relative of the sugar ants (Camponotus). You will note the large eyes on the corners of the head: these ants have excellent vision and will evade an oncoming human by darting around the far side of a tree trunk. You would also have noticed the strange, jerky way these ants progress - they are called 'strobe ants' in some quarters because of this."Photos: Fred
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- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
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- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
- Formicidae (ants)
- Opisthopsis
- Opisthopsis rufithorax
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