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'''''Camponotus saundersi''''' is a [[species]] of [[ant]] found in [[Malaysia]]. |
'''''Camponotus saundersi''''' is a [[species]] of [[ant]] found in [[Malaysia]]. |
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==Defenses== |
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Its defensive behaviours include self-destruction by [[autothysis]]. Two oversized, poison-filled mandibular glands run the entire length of the ant's body. When combat takes a turn for the worse, the ant violently contracts its abdominal muscles to rupture its body and spray poison in all directions. |
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==References== |
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* {{aut|Emery, Carlo}} (1889): Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XX. Formiche di Birmania e del Tenasserim raccolte da Leonardo Fea (1885-87). ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria (Genova)'' 2 '''7'''(27): 485-520. [ PDF] |
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[[Category:Formicinae]] |
[[Category:Formicinae]] |
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[[Category:Hymenoptera of Asia]] |
[[Category:Hymenoptera of Asia]] |
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| Camponotus saundersi Emery, 1889
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Camponotus saundersi is a species of ant found in Malaysia.
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