Polyrhachis garbhangaensis Latest News
Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati has yielded a newly identified ant species named Polyrhachis garbhangaensis.
About Polyrhachis garbhangaensis
- It is a new species of ant.
- It was discovered in Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam.
- It has been named after its place of discovery and is proposed to be known as the “Assamese Spiny Ant.”
- It belongs to a rare and specialised group of spiny ants called the mucronata group.
- It is only the third species of this group ever recorded in India.
- At about 5.6 millimetres long, the Assamese Spiny Ant is visually striking.
- Unlike its close relatives, which are usually black, this species has a bright yellow-orange abdomen.
- It also has curved spines on its body that likely help protect it from predators.
Source: TOI
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