Little Fire Ant

Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger 1863)

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Wasmannia auropunctata (Little Fire Ant) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family ants. They are native to The Dominican Republic, Martinique, Paraguay, Honduras, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Brazil, Trinidad And Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Panama, and Virgin Islands, U.s.. They visit flowers of Yellow geiger, Tournefortia rufo-sericea, African Chilli, and wild leadwort. They are diurnal.

EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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mutualistic with
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002442
- Definition: An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other
- Attribution: Arctic Lichen Ecology
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Momordica charantia L. (balsampear)
behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Camponotus atriceps (Smith 1858) (Florida Carpenter Ant)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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French Guiana
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3381670
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Ficus microcarpa L. fil. (Chinese banyan)
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Momordica charantia L. (balsampear)
wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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secondarily apterous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/secondarilyApterous
- Definition: The absence of wings in organisms that are descended from winged ancestors.
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8409

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Little Fire Ant. View this species on GBIF

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Trophic Web ^?

data from GloBI

Little Fire Ant includes 7 children:

Little Fire Ant

Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger 1863)

Trophic Web ?

Little Fire Ant includes 7 children:

Trophic Web ^?