Myrmecology

Dorylomorph subfamilies Apomyrminae Cerapachyinae Dorylinae Ecitoninae Formicomorph subfamilies: Aneuretinae Dolichoderinae Formicinae - e.g. Formica Leptanillomorph subfamilies: Leptanillinae Leptanilloidinae Myrmeciomorph subfamilies: Myrmeciinae eg. Myrmecia Pseudomyrmecinae Myrmicomorph subfamilies: Agroecomyrmecinae Myrmicinae ...

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An ant colony is an underground lair where ants live. Colonies consist of a series of underground chambers, connected to each other and the surface of the earth by small tunnels. There are rooms for nurseries, food storage, and mating. The colony is built and maintained by legions of worker ants, who carry tiny bits of dirt in their mandibles and deposit them near the exit of the colony, forming an anthill. Ant colonies are eusocial, and are very much like those found in other social Hymenopterans, though the various groups of ...

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The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that field. -logy - Etymology. The word ology is a back-formation from the names of these disciplines. "-logy" basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), ...

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Compared to much of the rest of Europe, the UK is not a 'hot spot' for ants. The size and diversity of ant species in any area is largely determined for the highest summer soil temperature, and this being so, it is not surprising that the greatest concentration of different species is centred in the warmer parts of the country - Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, the Isle of Wight and Kent being the 5 richest counties, with 33, 31, 29 ...

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There is a great diversity among ants and their behaviors. They range in size from 2 to about 25 millimetres (about 0.08 to 1 inch). Their colour may vary, most are red or black, but other colours can also be seen. A few types, such as the genus Pheidole of North America, have a metallic lustre. See list of ant genera (alphabetical) for an alphabetical compendium of worldwide ant genera, and antbase.org/Hymenoptera Name Serverfor a complete catalogue of all the currently known ant species of the world and their sy ...

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Atta sexdens - Colony architecture. A. sexdens colonies are primarily subterranean with a mound of excavated material on the surface. The diameter of the colony may reach 10 meters with a depth of 6 meters. The colonies contain up to 2000 chambers with a combined volume of more than 20 cubic meters. There are two basic types of chambers: Fungus farms and waste chambers. The farms contain the fungal culture which sustains the colony and also larvae and pupae. The waste chambers are located at the rim of the colony and are significantly larger. They are used to dispose used fungal culture and dead ants. A ...

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-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms Actinology, the study of the effect of light on chemicals Aerobiology, a branch of biology that studies organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects and pollen, which are passively transported by the air. Aerology, the study of the free ...

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Many entomologists are employed in the study of insects that are directly beneficial or harmful to humans. The study of beneficial insects, such as honeybees and silkworms, is primarily focused on their ecology and life habits, the primary concern being the understanding of how to raise them and make them more productive. Conversely, much of the study of harmful insects is focussed on their physiology, with the goal of developing insect controls that are effective while minimizing undesirable side effects. For instance, many type of i ...

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Many museums contain very large and important insect collections.Here is a list of some of the most important. Europe Natural History Museum, Vienna Naturhistorisches Museum. Natural History Museum, Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Natural History Museum, Berlin Humboldt Museum Natural History Museum, London Natural History Museum Royal Museum for Central Africa, Brussels Royal Museum for Central Africa Natural History Museum, Leiden Natural History Museum, Leiden Natural History Museum, Sweden Swedish Museum o ...

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Atta sexdens - Foraging. The A. sexdens workers forage leaves up to range of 60 meters from the colony. The scouting workers leave behind a trail of pheromones after they discover a source of suitable plant material. Other workers follow this trail to the leaves. They cut the plant material to pieces suitable for an individual ant to carry back to the colony. Smaller workers sometimes ride on the leave pieces while the foragers carry them. Their purpose is not known for certain, but the purpose may ...

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Atta sexdens - Ecological impact. At the end of its life span an A. sexdens colony has moved up to 40 000 kg of soil. This has two important results: The soil becomes aerated with the excavation of tunnels and chambers, and enriched with nutrients as the ants bury their waste products. This represent a major way in which nutrients are recycled in their environment. A. sexdens and other leafcutter ants are also important herbivores, consuming 12-17 % of the leaf mass produced in neotropical rainforests. One colony's consumption of plant material is comparable to that o ...

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Ant communication is primarily through chemicals called pheromones. Because most ants spend their time in direct contact with the ground, these chemical messages are more developed than in other Hymenopterans. So, for instance, when a forager finds food on its way home (found typically through remembered landmarks and the position of the sun), it will leave a trail along the ground, which in a short time other ants will follow. When they return home they will reinforce the trail, bringing other ants, until the food is exhausted, after which ...

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Although technically incorrect, "-ology" is sometimes used to describe a subject rather than the study of it. Technology is a typical example. This usage is also widespread in medicine; for example, pathology is often used for specific disease ("We have not found the pathology yet"). "Ology" can be appended to any word, humorously, when describing its study; such as beer-ology or Wiki-ology. There are a few irregular exceptions to the ending "-ologist"; f ...

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Not all words ending in -ology are ologies in the above sense. In some words such as tautology and haplology, the -logy suffix is from the Greek λογος, word, and denotes not a field of study but a type of speech or writing. For example, haplology means the mistake of saying one letter, syllable or word when two or more are required, as in the example of pronouncing the word February somewhat like "Febuary". It should also be pointed out that some words mean to study something, bu ...

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Ants are useful for clearing out insect pests and aerating the soil. On the other hand, they can become annoyances when they invade homes, yards, gardens and fields. Carpenter ants damage wood by hollowing it out for nesting. Nests may be destroyed by tracing the ants' trails back to the nest, then pouring boiling water into it to kill the queen. (Killing individual ants is less than effective due to the secretion of pheromones mentioned above). Ordinary chalk can be used to keep ants at bay; drawing a line or circle around the protect ...

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Ants are holometabolous, and develop by complete metamorphosis, passing through larval and pupal stages before they become adults. The larval stage is particularly helpless - for instance it lacks legs entirely - because it does not need to care for itself. The difference between queens and workers, and between different castes of workers when they exist, is determined by feeding in the larval stage. Food is given to the larvae by a process called trophallaxis in which an ant regurgitates food previously held in its crop for communal storage ...

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Ants are distinguished from other insects by the combination of elbowed antennae, a strongly constricted second abdominal segment forming a distinct node-like petiole, a wingless worker caste, and the presence of a metapleural gland. They can sense with organs on the legs, antenna, thorax and head which can detect sound vibrations moving through the ground. Also, they communicate with chemicals, having at least 10–20 chemical "words". Most queens and male ants have wings, which they lose after nuptial flight; however wingless queen ...

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Entomology - Timeline of Entomology. Entomology is deeply rooted in all human cultures from prehistoric times but scientific study began in the 16th century Timeline of Entomology ...

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