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Moorish Sneaking Ant

Cardiocondyla mauritanica

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 31, February 27, March 28, April 35, May 34, June 36, July 21, August 22, September 28, October 28, November 36, December 28.
United States388
California345
Spain23
Arizona18
Andalucía12
Canarias8
India6
Italy5
Mahārāshtra4
Isole4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification

Ecological

  • ColonialFrom its classification

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyAnts · Formicidae
GenusSneaking Ants · Cardiocondyla

Sources

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