Solenopsis mandibularis

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicina
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species:
Solenopsis mandibularis

o forms colonies with an egg-laying queen, adult workers and broods

THE QUEEN
winged and have larger
bodies
responsible for reproduction

THE BROODS
eggs
larvae
pupae

THE ADULT WORKERS

all female
most numerous in the nest
sterile and do not lay eggs
responsible for nest
construction, maintenance and
defense, and tending the brood
and queen

THE MALE ANTS

queens mate
few in number as with the queen

o general habitat for years or even decades

o formed from either soil or plant parts

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