| Cataglyphis nigra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Cataglyphis |
| Species: | C. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881) | |
Cataglyphis nigra, also known as the black desert ant, is a species of ant in the genus Cataglyphis.
Range
This species is found in North Africa, the Levant, and the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
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.
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C. nigra with raised gaster
References
- André, Ern. (1881-07-22). "Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 6 (1): 53–78.
- "Cataglyphis nigra (Black Desert Ant)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- Sharaf, Mostafa R.; Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh; Fisher, Brian L; Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad (December 2020). "A Preliminary Synopsis of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with Remarks on the Zoogeography" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 70 (4). ResearchGate: 533–560. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- "Cataglyphis nigra". AntWiki.
- "Species: Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences.
- McMeeking, Robert; Arzt, Eduard; Wehner, Rüdiger (Mar 21, 2012). "Cataglyphis desert ants improve their mobility by raising the gaster". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 297. National Library of Medicine: 17–25. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.12.003. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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| Cataglyphis niger | |