Pyramid Ants
Dorymyrmex
Insecta
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 1-2 years
- Size
- Tiny
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Colony
- Biome
- Desert
- Range
- Americas
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Pyramid ants live in sandy, open soil throughout the Americas. They build volcano-shaped mounds and throw sand at intruders to defend their 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
- Dorymyrmex