Stats

Lifespan

6-12 months

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Colony

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

South America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

The dark rover ant is a tiny insect that lives in large colonies underground. Workers can survive for weeks without food by storing liquid nutrients in their abdomens.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Brachymyrmex

Species

Brachymyrmex patagonicus