Cataglyphis nigra explained

Cataglyphis nigra, also known as the black desert ant, is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis.^[1]

Range

This species is found in North Africa, the Levant, and the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Behavior

Like other ants in the genus, Cataglyphis nigra workers can raise their gaster (abdomen) to a vertical position; this is thought to improve mobility in desert habitats.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cataglyphis nigra (Black Desert Ant) . iNaturalist . 2023-05-12 . en.
2. Sharaf. Mostafa R.. Abdel-Dayem. Mahmoud Saleh. Fisher. Brian L. Aldawood. Abdulrahman Saad. A Preliminary Synopsis of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with Remarks on the Zoogeography. December 2020. Annales Zoologici. 70. 4. 533–560. ResearchGate. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005. 2023-05-12.
3. Web site: Cataglyphis nigra. AntWiki.
4. Web site: Species: Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881). AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences.
5. McMeeking . Robert . Arzt . Eduard . Wehner . Rüdiger . Cataglyphis desert ants improve their mobility by raising the gaster . Mar 21, 2012 . Journal of Theoretical Biology . 297 . 17–25 . National Library of Medicine . 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.003 . 2023-05-12 .