Odontomachus haematodus explained

Odontomachus haematodus is a species of trapjaw ant commonly referred to as two-spined trapjaw ant native to South America. It has since been introduced into the United States. The species typically nests in rotting wood, although in certain places the ant can nest within plants such as Aechmea aquilega.[1] Workers forage both during the day and nocturnally, relying on the fast snapping of their jaws.[2] It is a known predator of Thoropa taophora tadpoles.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Talaga . Stanislas . Dézerald . Olivier . Carteron . Alexis . Petitclerc . Frédéric . Leroy . Céline . Céréghino . Régis . Dejean . Alain . Tank bromeliads as natural microcosms: A facultative association with ants influences the aquatic invertebrate community structure . Comptes Rendus Biologies . October 2015 . 338 . 10 . 696–700 . 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.05.006. 26302833 . 19276062 . free .
  2. Babu . Martin J. . Nair . Reshma . Ultra structure of the compound eyes of the ants – Odontomachus haematodus and Diacamma rugosum . Current Science . 2018 . 115 . 4 . 624–626 . 10.18520/cs/v115/i4/624-626 . 26978267 . 203879297 . 3 December 2022 . 0011-3891. free .
  3. Antonio Giaretta . Ariovaldo . Facure . Katia . Semi-terrestrial tadpoles as a vertebrate prey of trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus, Formicidae) . Herptology Notes . 2009 . 2 . 1 . 63–66 .

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