Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895

Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895

Crematogaster peringueyi is a southern African arboreal ant commonly known as the black cocktail ant.

Family
Genus
Crematogaster
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895

Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895 is an arboreal ant species native to southern Africa. It is commonly called the black cocktail ant, or swartwipgatmier in Afrikaans. These common names refer to the ant's black colouration and its habit of arching its abdomen when it becomes alarmed.

Photo: (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Philip Herbst

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Crematogaster

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