A colony of Acromyrmex balzani consists of several subnests (i.e, polydomy), with one queen each. The underground nests contain 1–14 fungus chambers and can reach a depth of at least 160 cm (63.0 in). There are no waste chambers; the waste is deposited outside the nest.[2]
A. balzani worker carrying a leafHead view of an A. balzani worker
^ abcd"Species: Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890)". AntWeb. Version 8.106.1. California Academy of Science. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ abcCaldato, Nádia; da Silva Camargo, Roberto; Forti, Luiz Carlos; de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti; Lopes, Juliane Floriano Santos (2016). "Nest architecture in polydomous grass-cutting ants (Acromyrmex balzani)". Journal of Natural History. 50 (25–26): 1561–1581. doi:10.1080/00222933.2016.1166529. hdl:11449/172806.
^"Species: Acromyrmex balzani multituber Santschi, 1922". AntWeb. Version 8.106.1. California Academy of Science. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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acromyrmex, balzani, species, leaf, cutter, subfamily, myrmicinae, found, argentina, paraguay, brazil, occurs, cerrado, semideciduous, seasonal, forest, grass, cutting, species, profile, view, balzani, worker, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kin. Acromyrmex balzani is a species of leaf cutter ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae It is found Argentina Paraguay and Brazil 1 It occurs in Cerrado 1 2 and semideciduous seasonal forest 1 It is a grass cutting species 2 Acromyrmex balzani Profile view of an A balzani worker Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae Subfamily Myrmicinae Genus Acromyrmex Species A balzani Binomial name Acromyrmex balzani Emery 1890 1 Synonyms Atta balzani Emery 1890 Acromyrmex gallardoi Santschi 1922 Acromyrmex nivalis Fowler 1988 Acromyrmex parens Goncalves 1961 Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Colony structure 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSubspecies editIn addition to the nominotypical subspecies one subspecies is recognized 3 Acromyrmex balzani multituber Santschi 1922 BoliviaColony structure editA colony of Acromyrmex balzani consists of several subnests i e polydomy with one queen each The underground nests contain 1 14 fungus chambers and can reach a depth of at least 160 cm 63 0 in There are no waste chambers the waste is deposited outside the nest 2 nbsp A balzani worker carrying a leaf nbsp Head view of an A balzani workerSee also editList of leafcutter antsReferences edit a b c d Species Acromyrmex balzani Emery 1890 AntWeb Version 8 106 1 California Academy of Science 2024 Retrieved 9 April 2024 a b c Caldato Nadia da Silva Camargo Roberto Forti Luiz Carlos de Andrade Ana Paula Protti Lopes Juliane Floriano Santos 2016 Nest architecture in polydomous grass cutting ants Acromyrmex balzani Journal of Natural History 50 25 26 1561 1581 doi 10 1080 00222933 2016 1166529 hdl 11449 172806 Species Acromyrmex balzani multituber Santschi 1922 AntWeb Version 8 106 1 California Academy of Science 2024 Retrieved 9 April 2024 External links edit nbsp Media related to Acromyrmex balzani at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This ant related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acromyrmex balzani amp oldid 1219014187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
