Iridomyrmex omalonotus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Iridomyrmex
Species
Iridomyrmex omalonotus
Scientific Name
Iridomyrmex omalonotus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Iridomyrmex omalonotus

Iridomyrmex omalonotus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the ant is endemic to Australia, and the ants are known for its attraction to honey, and attends to lycaenid caterpillars and other Hemiptera that produces honey.

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