Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant

crematogaster pilosa

The Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant is a tiny ant known for its unique fluffy head and agile movements. These little acrobats can often be found climbing trees and navigating their way through the forest with ease!

Lebensraum: Forests and wooded areas where they build nests in trees.

Aussehen

The Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant is a small, dark reddish-brown to black ant, easily recognized by its distinctly heart-shaped abdomen. Its head and thorax are noticeably covered with dense, often golden-brown hairs, making it appear fuzzy compared to smoother ant species.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungHymenopteraFamilieFormicidaeGattungCrematogaster

Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single queen ant can start a whole colony of thousands of workers all by herself!

If threatened, these ants release an invisible alarm chemical to call for help!

Some Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ants 'farm' tiny insects for their sweet honeydew!

Their heart-shaped bottom lets them lift it over their head like a tiny acrobat!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant can skillfully navigate tight spaces because of its heart-shaped abdomen that can be lifted over its head.

Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant has a special gland that helps them spray noxious chemicals to deter predators without stinging them.

Hairy-Headed Acrobat Ant can hollow out tunnels in dead wood that helps them create secure and sheltered nests.

Maße und Details

Größe: 2-4 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 10000

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ants enjoy a varied diet, feasting on sweet honeydew and scavenging for small insects.

Hauptnahrung

honeydew
dead insects
nectar
sweet plant secretions
bird droppings

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Farms for sweet honeydew.

eaten by

bold jumper

Phidippus audax

Spiders often prey on ants.

eaten by

white-breasted nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Birds forage ants from bark.

parasitizes

zombie-ant fungus

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

Fungus can control ant behavior.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.