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Myrmecocystus melliger
Honey Hon"ey, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ? dust, Skr. kaa grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb. 2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. The honey of his language. --Shak. 3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer. Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak. Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust. Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant (Myrmecocystus melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest. Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel. Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou. Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite. Honey creeper (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family C[oe]rebid[ae], abundant in Central and South America. Honey easter (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagid[ae], abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker. Honey flower (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also honeybird, and indicator. Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered. --Dryden. Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above). Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree (Gleditschia triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds. Honey month. Same as Honeymoon. Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.

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- plerergates. Myrmecocystus christineae Snelling, 1982 Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, 1976 Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, 1971 Myrmecocystus depilis Forel...
- Myrmecocystus mexic**** is a species of ant in the genus Myrmecocystus, which is one of the six genera that bear the common name "honey ant" or "honeypot...
- living larders. Honeypot ants belong to any of several genera, including Myrmecocystus and Camponotus. They were first do****ented in 1881 by Henry C. McCook...
- Myrmecocystus wheeleri is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. "Myrmecocystus wheeleri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
- Myrmecocystus mendax is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It occurs in Mexico and Southwestern United States. "Myrmecocystus mendax Report"....
- Myrmecocystus mimicus is a North American species of ant in the genus Myrmecocystus. The species is widely distributed, from Kansas south to Texas and...
- Myrmecocystus kennedyi is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. "Myrmecocystus kennedyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
- Myrmecocystus placodops is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. "Myrmecocystus placodops Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
- Myrmecocystus semirufus is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. "Myrmecocystus semirufus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
- Myrmecocystus testaceus is a species of ant. Found throughout southern United States, this species of ant is usually nocturnal, and nests in sand. They...