Glossary of ant terms

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Template:SHORTDESC: This is a glossary of terms used in the descriptions of ants.

A

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alate
winged reproductive male or female ant[1]

B

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Berlese funnel

see also Winkler extraction

device used to extract ants and other living organism from soil and leaf-litter samples; a sample is placed on a screen with a funnel beneath, and a heat source above; the drying forces the animals downwards, where they fall into a collecting jar, usually filled with alcohol[1]
bivouac
in army and driver ants, nest formed by the bodies of the ants themselves to protect the queen and larvae[1]

D

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dulosis
see slave-making[1]
dichthadiiform
wingless queen with enlarged gaster, having a broadened head, very small eyes and worker-like alitrunk[2][3]
domatium

see also myrmecodomatium

in plants, tiny chamber produced by plants to house arthropods[4]

E

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epigaeic

see also hypogaeic

living or foraging above the ground[1]
ergate
a member of the non-reproductive, laboring caste.
ergatogyne

see also ergatoid

denotes any intercaste female morphologically intermediate between workers and (winged) queens, not restricted to the reproductive caste; formerly often used interchangeably to refer to ergatoid queens[5]
ergatoid

see also ergatogyne

a wingless (dealate) reproductive adult ant, anatomically intermediate in form between workers and winged queens or males[5]

F

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fungivorous
feeding on fungi[1]

G

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gamergate
a mated, egg-laying, female worker in species lacking a queen[5]
granivorous
seed herbivory, feeding on grain[1]
gyne
a member of the female reproductive caste[1]

H

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haplometrosis

see also pleometrosis

colony founding by a single queen[6]
hypogaeic

see also epigaeic

subterranean, living below the ground, or at least beneath the leaf litter, stones or dead bark[1]

M

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mermithergate

see also mermithogyne

"parasitogenic" phenotype of worker ants, caused by mermithid nematodes[7]
mermithogyne

see also mermithergate

"parasitogenic" phenotype of gynes, caused by mermithid nematodes[7]
monandry

see also polyandry

queen mating with a single male[8]
monodomy

see also polydomy

colony housing arrangement in a single nest[9]
monogyny

see also polygyny, primary monogyny, secondary monogyny

nest arrangement containing a single queen[6]
multicoloniality

see also unicoloniality

nest arrangement of a population of ants consisting of multiple independent colonies (monodomous or polydomous)[9]
myrmecochory
seed dispersal by ants[10]
myrmecodomatium

see also domatium

domatium housed by ants[4]
myrmecologist
a student of ants[1]
myrmecology
the study of ants[1]
myrmecophily
association of various organisms with ants[11]
myrmecophyte
plant that lives in a mutualistic association with ants[1]

N

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nanitic
a worker of the first generation, usually smaller in size than subsequent generations[12]

O

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oligogyny
nest arrangement with multiple queens, defined by worker tolerance towards all queens in the colony and antagonism among the queens[13]

P

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pheromone trail

see also domatium

trail of chemical compounds secreted by ants to guide nestmates to a target (usually food)[14]
pilosity
quality of being covered with hair[1]
pleometrosis

see also haplometrosis

colony founding by multiple queens[6]
plerergate
see replete[15]
polyandry

see also monandry

queen mating with multiple males[8]
polydomy

see also monodomy

colony arrangement housed in multiple separate nests[9]
polyethism
division of labor, the development of different roles[16]
polygyny

see also monogyny, primary polygyny, secondary polygyny

nest arrangement containing multiple queens[6]
polymorphism
in social insects, having more than one caste within the same sex[1]
primary monogyny

see also monogyny

single queen founding a colony (haplometrosis), with no additional queens incorporated into the colony[6]
primary polygyny

see also polygyny

colony founding by multiple queens (pleometrosis), with more than one queen surviving[6]

Q

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queen
see gyne

R

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replete
worker ant that functions as a living larder, having an enlarged abdomen filled with liquid food[1]
secondary monogyny

see also monogyny

colony founding by multiple queens (pleometrosis), a single queen survive[6]

S

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secondary polygyny

see also polygyny

colony founding by a single queen (haplometrosis), with additional queens incorporated into the colony at a later stage, usually by adoption or fusion with other colonies[6]
slave-making
the capture of brood of other ant species that is then reared as slaves[1]

T

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tandem running

see also pheromone trail

recruitment method used by some species of ants, where one ant leads a single, closely following nestmate to a target (usually food)[14]
trail pheromone
see pheromone trail
trophallaxis
transfer of liquid food among family members or guest organisms[1]
trophic egg
non-viable egg laid by the queen to be used as a source of nutrition[1]
trophobiosis
mutualistic relationships between ants and other insects[17]

U

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unicoloniality

see also multicoloniality

a population of ants inhabiting a single large polydomous colony[9]

W

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Winkler extraction

see also Berlese funnel

device used to extract ants and other living organism from soil and leaf-litter samples; a sample is placed inside an inner bag constructed from cloth mesh, which is suspended in a second bag containing a funnel leading to a collecting jar, usually filled with alcohol; the device is hung up in the air and passively extracts escaping animals[1]

See also

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References

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