Ecitoninae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- Collections
- UTEP
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Formicidae
- Image
- Naturalist on the River Amazons figure 37.png
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- taxon rank
- subfamily
- taxon name
- Ecitoninae
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Ecology
- Tribes and genera
- References
Ecitoninae is an ant subfamily.
They are carnivorous ants that are characterized by organizing periodic expeditions of thousands of individuals. They do not build colonies and have a nomadic lifestyle. Some birds regularly follow these expeditions in order to find insects and other small animals that try to escape the attack of ants.
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