Common American Thief Ant
Solenopsis molesta
Insecta
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- About 1 year
- Size
- Tiny
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Colony
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Rare
About
Common American Thief Ants are the best-known species of Solenopsis thief ants. They are attracted to grease and steal food from other ant nests.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
- 2.juvenileAn immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
- 3.subadultA near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
- 4.adultFully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Solenopsis
- Species
- Solenopsis molesta