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Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been described. They are easily identified by their geniculate (elbowed) antennae and the…
Taxonomy and evolution, Morphology & Life cycle
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| the Haidomyrmecinae | instance of | which belong to extinct stem-groups | 0.80 | text |
| Sphecomyrminae | instance of | which belong to extinct stem-groups | 0.80 | text |
| Zigrasimeciinae | instance of | which belong to extinct stem-groups | 0.80 | text |
| with modern ant subfamilies appearing towards the end of the Cretaceous around 80 | instance of | which belong to extinct stem-groups | 0.80 | text |
| Camponotus blandus | instance of | some ant species | 0.80 | text |
| Solenopsis invicta | instance of | some ant species | 0.80 | text |
| and Formica cunicularia are thought to possess a degree of colour vision.Two antennae | instance of | some ant species | 0.80 | text |
| nutrition | instance of | This polymorphism in morphology and behaviour of workers initially was thought to be determined by environmental factors | 0.80 | text |
| hormones that led to different developmental paths | instance of | This polymorphism in morphology and behaviour of workers initially was thought to be determined by environmental factors | 0.80 | text |
| in army ants | instance of | defined by one species being able to produce the offspring of another species.Drones can enter a foreign colony and mate with existing queens in some species | 0.80 | text |
| a pine tree to which other males in the area converge | instance of | a landmark | 0.80 | text |
| Anochetus | instance of | Trap-jaws also are seen in other ponerines | 0.80 | text |
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