Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Sphecomyrma

Sphecomyrma is an extinct genus of ants which existed in the Cretaceous approximately 79 to 92 million years ago. The first specimens were collected in 1966, found embedded in amber which had been exposed in the cliffs of Cliffwood, New Jersey, by Edmund Frey and his wife. In 1967, zoologists E. O. Wilson, Frank Carpenter and William L. Brown, Jr.…

Taxonomy, Description & Overview

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Sphecomyrma. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Taxonomy

Description

Ecology

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Sphecomyrma

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples105
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Sphecomyrma

Top relations

related to Taxonomy · 42
Sphecomyrma → Aculeata, AMNH-NJ-112, As, At, Baltic, Before, Brunswick, Carpenter, Claiborne Formation, Cliffwood Beach, Comparative Zoology, Cretaceous, Cretavus, David Stager, Diptera, Donald Baird, Edmund Frey, Eocene, Florissant, However
related to Evolution · 22
Sphecomyrma → Aneuretini, Ants, Apoidea, By, Currently, Dolichoderinae, Formicidae, It, Mesozoic, Methocha, More, Myrmeciinae, Nothomyrmecia, Scoliidae, The, The Australian, The Eocene, These, This, Thynnidae
related to Unplaced specimens · 13
Sphecomyrma → American Museum, AMNH NJ-242, An, As, Both, However, It, Keith Luzzi, Most, Natural History, Stiff, The, White Oaks
related to S. mesaki · 10
Sphecomyrma → American Museum, AMNH NJ-1023, Bob Mesak, Engel, Grimaldi, Natural History, New York City, Ocelli, Several, The
related to Ecology · 6
Sphecomyrma → As, Dlussky, Fossil, Further, However, The
related to External links · 4
Sphecomyrma → Media, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Description · 2
Sphecomyrma → The, Workers
is a · 1
Sphecomyrma → extinct genus of ants which existed in the Cretaceous approximately 79 to 92 million years ago

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

ants first wasps amber mandibles specimens freyi long ant petiole found short millimetres collected gland cretaceous two body mesosoma metapleural

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sphecomyrmais aextinct genus of ants which existed in the Cretaceous approximately 79 to 92 million years ago0.90text
Nothomyrmeciainstance ofIt shows resemblance to extant primitive ants0.80text
members of the tribe Aneuretiniinstance ofIt shows resemblance to extant primitive ants0.80text
Dlussky believed Sphecomyrma was not an antinstance ofEcologyAs some scientists0.80text
they thought it was solitaryinstance ofEcologyAs some scientists0.80text
semi-communalinstance ofEcologyAs some scientists0.80text
Sphecomyrmarelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Sphecomyrmarelated to DescriptionWorkers0.60section
Sphecomyrmarelated to EcologyAs0.60section
Sphecomyrmarelated to EcologyDlussky0.60section
Sphecomyrmarelated to EcologyFurther0.60section
Sphecomyrmarelated to EcologyHowever0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.