Anochetus daedalus

Anochetus daedalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Genus:	Anochetus
Species:	A. daedalus
Binomial name
	Anochetus daedalus;

Anochetus daedalus is a species of trap-jaw ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It can be found from Western Ghats in India.[1][2]

A. daedalus constructs nests in the form of an elaborate maze with horizontal galleries. They have long pincer like mandibles that snap shut on the prey like a bare trap.[3][4]

References

"New species of ant which builds maze-like nests found in Western Ghats". Livemint. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
"There is a new ant in the Western Ghats!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
"Scientists discover ants that gorge on insects, invertebrates". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
Marathe, Aniruddha; Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan (2016). "A Novel Ant Species of the Genus Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with a Remarkable Nest Entrance Architecture". Current Science. 110 (6): 1105. doi:10.18520/cs/v110/i6/1105-1107.

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[1] "New species of ant which builds maze-like nests found in Western Ghats". Livemint. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[2] "There is a new ant in the Western Ghats!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[3] "Scientists discover ants that gorge on insects, invertebrates". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[4] Marathe, Aniruddha; Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan (2016). "A Novel Ant Species of the Genus Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with a Remarkable Nest Entrance Architecture". Current Science. 110 (6): 1105. doi:10.18520/cs/v110/i6/1105-1107.