- The
acidopore is a
component of ant anatomy; a
round ****
located on the
abdomen encircled by
hairs which typifies the
subfamily Formicinae. The conical...
- (the
acidopore),
usually fringed with hairs. A
functional sting is absent, and
defense is
provided by the
ejection of
formic acid
through the
acidopore. If...
- fever, dizziness, and
slurred speech; they can be
fatal if not treated.
Acidopore Poneratoxin, the
neurotoxic component of
bullet ant
venom Pulicosis (flea...
- ants
typically secrete formic acid; F. rufa can
squirt the acid from its
acidopore several feet if alarmed, a
habit which may have
given rise to the archaic...
- Iridomyrmex:
projected clypeus Dolerymyrma: no
acidopore (a pore that
sprays formic acid) Plagiolepis: has an
acidopore Doleromyrma:
downward curving clypeus hairs...
-
Anoplolepis can be
distinguished from
Leptomyrmex by the
presence of an
acidopore,
while Anoplolepis can be
distinguished from
Oecophylla by the more compact...
- bite (but not sting) and
excrete formic acid
through a
hairy circle or
acidopore on the end of the abdomen,
using it as a venom,
which causes a minute...
- they have no
functional sting.
Instead of stinging, they can use an
acidopore to
spray formic acid. C.
festinatus queens are 'claustral foundresses'...
- of pathogens. In ants,
poison can be
taken up into the
mouth from the
acidopore (the exit of the
poison producing gland at the tip of the abdomen), and...
-
developed sting on
Cananeuretus in
combination with an
apparent lack of
acidopore.
Cananeuretus is the
second Mesozoic genus to
tentatively be
placed into...
