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.[1] The species typically nests in rotting wood, although in certain places the ant can nest within plants such as Aechmea aquilega.[2] Workers forage both during the day and nocturnally, relying on the fast snapping of their jaws.[3] It is a known predator of Thoropa taophora tadpoles.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Odontomachus |
| Species: | O. haematodus
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| Binomial name | |
| Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus 1758
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| Synonyms | |
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Formica haematoda (Linnaeus 1758),Odontomachus maxillosa (Retzius, 1783), Odontomachus hirsutiusculus Roger, 1863 [1] | |
References
edit- ^ a b MacGowan, Joe A. "Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus)". mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Talaga, Stanislas; Dézerald, Olivier; Carteron, Alexis; Petitclerc, Frédéric; Leroy, Céline; Céréghino, Régis; Dejean, Alain (October 2015). "Tank bromeliads as natural microcosms: A facultative association with ants influences the aquatic invertebrate community structure". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338 (10): 696–700. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2015.05.006. PMID 26302833. S2CID 19276062.
- ^ Babu, Martin J.; Nair, Reshma (2018). "Ultra structure of the compound eyes of the ants – Odontomachus haematodus and Diacamma rugosum". Current Science. 115 (4): 624–626. doi:10.18520/cs/v115/i4/624-626. ISSN 0011-3891. JSTOR 26978267. S2CID 203879297. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Antonio Giaretta, Ariovaldo; Facure, Katia (2009). "Semi-terrestrial tadpoles as a vertebrate prey of trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus, Formicidae)". Herptology Notes. 2 (1): 63–66.
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