Pseudomyrmex spinicola is a species of red myrmecophyte-inhabiting neotropical ants which are found only in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They live in the thorns of tropical trees like Acacia collinsii or Acacia allenii, feeding on nectaries along with the protein and lipid-rich beltian bodies. These bodies are named for Thomas Belt, a naturalist who first described the interactions between acacias and ants in his 1874 book Naturalist in Nicaragua. Belt's book in fact described ants of this species, then unknown.
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| - Pseudomyrmex spinicola (es)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola (nl)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola (en)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola (pt)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola (sv)
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| - Pseudomyrmex spinicola es una especie de hormiga del género Pseudomyrmex, subfamilia Pseudomyrmecinae. Esta especie fue descrita científicamente por Emery en 1890. Viven en árboles espinosos, como las acacias Acacia collinsii o Acacia allenii, alimentándose de néctar producido por nectarios extraflorales. Proporcionan protección a las plantas a cambio de refugio y alimento.Son la especie más agresiva de los simbiontes que viven en A. collinsii. Se encuentran en Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Nicaragua y Panamá. (es)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Pseudomyrmecinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1890 door Emery. (nl)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola är en myrart som först beskrevs av Carlo Emery 1890. Pseudomyrmex spinicola ingår i släktet Pseudomyrmex och familjen myror. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola é uma espécie de formiga do género Pseudomyrmex, subfamilia Pseudomyrmecinae. Esta espécie foi descrita cientificamente por Emery em 1890. Vivem em árvores espinhosas, como as acácias Acacia collinsii ou Acacia allenii, se alimentando de néctar produzido por nectários extraflorais. Proporcionam protecção às plantas a mudança de refúgio e alimento.São a espécie mais agressiva dos simbiontes que vivem em A. collinsii. Encontram-se em Belize, Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Nicarágua e Panamá. (pt)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola is a species of red myrmecophyte-inhabiting neotropical ants which are found only in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They live in the thorns of tropical trees like Acacia collinsii or Acacia allenii, feeding on nectaries along with the protein and lipid-rich beltian bodies. These bodies are named for Thomas Belt, a naturalist who first described the interactions between acacias and ants in his 1874 book Naturalist in Nicaragua. Belt's book in fact described ants of this species, then unknown. (en)
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| - Pseudomyrmex spinicola es una especie de hormiga del género Pseudomyrmex, subfamilia Pseudomyrmecinae. Esta especie fue descrita científicamente por Emery en 1890. Viven en árboles espinosos, como las acacias Acacia collinsii o Acacia allenii, alimentándose de néctar producido por nectarios extraflorales. Proporcionan protección a las plantas a cambio de refugio y alimento.Son la especie más agresiva de los simbiontes que viven en A. collinsii. Se encuentran en Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Nicaragua y Panamá. (es)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola is a species of red myrmecophyte-inhabiting neotropical ants which are found only in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They live in the thorns of tropical trees like Acacia collinsii or Acacia allenii, feeding on nectaries along with the protein and lipid-rich beltian bodies. These bodies are named for Thomas Belt, a naturalist who first described the interactions between acacias and ants in his 1874 book Naturalist in Nicaragua. Belt's book in fact described ants of this species, then unknown. P. spinicola are the more aggressive among a number of A. collinsii-inhabiting species that engage in a classic case of mutualism. The ants receive colony space in A. collinsii to support their population structure. In return, the ants actively defend the tree from herbivory and often from competing plants nearby, clearing the forest floor of other seedlings. Sometimes, a large P. spinicola colony may be spread between two or more trees, protecting each tree within their colony and possibly grooming A. collinsii seedlings within that microhabitat to be used by the colony. Populations of mutualistic myrmecophyte-inhabiting ants may be space limited, and therefore P. spinicola use the largest-volume thorns for the queen's chamber and other large-volume thorns for egg nurseries. The smallest eggs will be found in the queen's chamber, before being redistributed to other larger thorns to be nursed through early life stages. (en)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Pseudomyrmecinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1890 door Emery. (nl)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola är en myrart som först beskrevs av Carlo Emery 1890. Pseudomyrmex spinicola ingår i släktet Pseudomyrmex och familjen myror. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola é uma espécie de formiga do género Pseudomyrmex, subfamilia Pseudomyrmecinae. Esta espécie foi descrita cientificamente por Emery em 1890. Vivem em árvores espinhosas, como as acácias Acacia collinsii ou Acacia allenii, se alimentando de néctar produzido por nectários extraflorais. Proporcionam protecção às plantas a mudança de refúgio e alimento.São a espécie mais agressiva dos simbiontes que vivem em A. collinsii. Encontram-se em Belize, Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Nicarágua e Panamá. (pt)
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