{"id":87894,"date":"2026-02-15T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87894"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:23:13","slug":"army-ant-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/army-ant-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Ant Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Army Ant Species Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers from Karnataka and Odisha have discovered two new species of army ants namely Aenictus chittoorensis and Aenictus lankamallensis in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Army Ant Species<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army ants are <\/span><b>defined as a nomadic species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of ants that lack a permanent nest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They belong to one of the <\/span><b>subfamilies of ants called the Dorylinae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Army ants are highly aggressive predators <\/span><b>found mainly in tropical ecosystems.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Army Ant Species<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They do <\/span><b>not build permanent nests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They form temporary living structures known as <\/span><b>\u2018bivouacs\u2019,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made entirely from <\/span><b>the bodies of worker ants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are social insects, <\/span><b>form massive colonies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that conduct <\/span><b>coordinated raids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, consuming insects and small animals in their path.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are distinguished by <\/span><b>their large, sharp mandibles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stinging ability and heavy reliance on chemical pheromones to navigate and communicate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ants <\/span><b>are practically blind<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>rely on a pheromonal system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with which they mark their paths and by which they follow paths taken by others.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>a single queen ant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who lays all the eggs and female workers that tend the young and collect food for the colony.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As <\/span><b>keystone predators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they play a critical role in <\/span><b>regulating arthropod populations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>shaping forest biodiversity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by consuming large quantities of invertebrates on a daily basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/karnataka\/big-cats-of-insect-world-scientists-discover-two-new-army-ant-species-2-3897520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>DH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army ants are nomadic, aggressive predators of the Dorylinae subfamily, mainly found in tropical ecosystems. 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