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Leptothorax duloticus

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Species of ant

Leptothorax duloticus
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Leptothorax
Species: L. duloticus
Binomial name
Leptothorax duloticus
Wesson, 1937

Leptothorax duloticus is a species of especially hostile slave-maker ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is endemic to the United States.

It has been observed to engage in a behavior known as alloparental care, which is seen in many other animal species, like the fathead minnow.

References

  1. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Leptothorax duloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11762A3304229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11762A3304229.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Leptothorax duloticus


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