South African Alderfly vs Wroughton's Army Ant

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute South African Alderfly Wroughton's Army Ant
Scientific Name Leptosialis africana Aenictus wroughtonii
Order Megaloptera Hymenoptera
Family Sialidae Formicidae
Size 10-14 mm 2-3 mm
Habitat Mountains Heathland
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Africa India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

South African Alderfly

One of the few alderfly species found in the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in clean mountain streams of South Africa. Adults are small with dark wings.

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Did You Know?

Southern Hemisphere alderflies are so rare and poorly studied that basic aspects of their biology remain unknown to science.

Wroughton's Army Ant

A small reddish-brown army ant that conducts well-organized raids on termite mounds in tropical Asia. Workers are monomorphic and completely blind. Colonies are nomadic, regularly shifting their bivouac sites.

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Did You Know?

Their queens are dichthadiiform, meaning they are permanently wingless with a massively swollen abdomen devoted to egg production.