Lower Attine Ant vs Pennant Ant
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Lower Attine Ant | Pennant Ant |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cyphomyrmex rimosus | Technomyrmex albipes |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae | Formicidae |
| Size | 2-3 mm | 2.5-3 mm |
| Habitat | Gardens | Woodlands |
| Diet | Detritivores | Fruit Feeders |
| Regions | Southern United States, Central and South America | Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Lower Attine Ant
A tiny, cryptic fungus-growing ant with a rugose and heavily sculptured dark brown body. Workers cultivate yeast rather than the mycelial fungus of more derived attines. They collect insect frass and dead plant material for their yeast gardens.
Did You Know?
Unlike their famous leafcutter relatives, they grow a yeast-like fungus rather than the mushroom-like fungi cultivated by Atta and Acromyrmex.
Pennant Ant
A small dark ant with conspicuous whitish legs that forms long trailing columns up trees. It is a widespread tramp species found throughout the Old World tropics.
Did You Know?
They are important dispersal agents for certain epiphytic plants whose seeds they carry to tree crevices.