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Pogonomyrmex californicus, or California harvester ant, [1] is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2] It is best known as the ant that is sent out for Uncle Milton's Ant Farm. [3]
Very occasionally, the record also appears to show mass extinctions of insects, understood to be caused by natural phenomena such as volcanic activity or meteor impact. The Permian–Triassic extinction event saw the greatest level of insect extinction, and the Cretaceous–Paleogene the second highest. Insect diversity has recovered after mass ...
Gracilidris is a genus of dolichoderine ants with nocturnal behaviour; thought to have gone extinct 15-20 million years ago, they have been found in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina and were described in 2006. [4]
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The latest curiosity is a video that surfaced on YouTube showing a phone placed on the ground where a group of ants is moving randomly. When the phone receives an incoming call, the ants start ...
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Ecological extinction is "the reduction of a species to such low abundance that, although it is still present in the community, it no longer interacts significantly with other species". [ 1 ] Ecological extinction stands out because it is the interaction ecology of a species that is important for conservation work.
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 58 extinct species, 46 possibly extinct species, and one Extinct in the wild species of insect. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Caddisflies