Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 377 No. 377 |

Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world, distributed in different biogeographic regions, from the Palearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical region and Malaysia, to the Middle East, Australian, and Neotropical regions.
Ancestry Graph
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„Fabulously red against clichés“
There are many prejudices about insects. Bernd, the fire bug says "Don't believe everything you hear!"