Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, the fungus gardening ant, is a higher myrmicine ant that grows and cultivates multiple types of fungi year-round.
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, commonly called the fungus gardening ant, is a species of higher myrmicine ant belonging to the family Formicidae. As its common name indicates, this species grows a variety of different fungi. It cultivates the species Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium solani, and Nigrospora sphaerica throughout the entire year.
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Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972
Cephalotes borgmeieri (Kempf, 1951)
Camponotus nigriceps (Smith, 1858)
Atta mexicana (Smith, 1858)
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)
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