Labidus coecus explained

Labidus coecus is a species of army ant in the family Formicidae found in Central and South America. It has been witnessed predating upon Podocnemis turtles.^[1]

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. Catalogue of the Ants of the World. 2016. Bolton . B.. unpublished communication.

Notes and References

1. da Costa Reis . M. . Reintjes . J. M. . Chen . D. . O’Donnell . S. . Predation on nests of three species of Amazon River turtles (Podocnemis) by underground-foraging army ants (Labidus coecus) . Insectes Sociaux . August 2021 . 68 . 2-3 . 277–281 . 10.1007/s00040-021-00814-8.