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Ant Taxonomy Quiz (advance)

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1. Which of the following ant species is a type of true army ants?
Camponotus Herculeanus
Carebara Diversa
Dorylus Orientalis
Myrmecia Pyriformis
2. Which of the following ant species is a type of true leaf-cutter ant?
Acanthomyrmex Glabfemoralis
Acromyrmex Octospinosis
Aphaenogaster Tennesseensis
Anochetus Risii
3. Which of the following is a type of true trap-jaw ant?
Myrmica Rubra
Harpegnathos Venator
Myrmecia Pilosula
Odontomachus Monticula
4. Which genus of ants of the following has been known to be granivorous?
Crematogaster
Carebara
Myrmica
Megalomyrmex
5. Which genus of ants of the following are known to be completely carnivorous
Eciton
Ectomomyrmex
Carebara
Camponotus
6. Which genus of ants of the following are known to be completely herbivorous
Acanthomyrmex
Dorymyrmex
Harpegnathos
Cephalotes
7. Which genus of ants of the following does not belong to the same SUBFAMILY (taxonomically) as the other listed genus?
Brachymyrmex
Myrmoteras
Myrmecina
Colobopsis
8. Which genus of ants of the following does not belong to the same TRIBE (taxonomically) as the other listed genus?
Camponotus
Cephalotes
Colobopsis
Dinomyrmex
9. Which genus of ants of the following does not belong to the same SUBFAMILY (taxonomically) as the other listed genus?
Odontomachus
Pseudomyrmex
Pachycondyla
Harpegnathos
10. What is the scientific name of the genus more commonly known as "turtle ants"?
Cephalotes
Cehalopoda
Cephalotus
Cephalomyrmex
11. What is the scientific name for the genus more commonly known as "African driver ants"?
Dinomyrmex
Dinoptera
Dorymyrmex
Dorylus
12. What is the the common name for the genus of ants scientifically known as "Eciton"?
Asian Carpenter ants
North American Driver ants
South American army ants
African Trap-jaw ants
13. Which of the following species is a social parasite?
Formica Fusca
Formica Obscripes
Lasius Niger
Lasius Neoniger
14. Which of the following genus have been recorded to be slave making ants?
Polyergus
Paraponera
Phiedole
Polyrachis
15. Which of the following genus is a Junior synonym of "Carebara"
Pheidole
Pheidologeton
Pheidolini
Pheidolomyrmex
16. Which of the following genus id NOT a type of true army ant.
Neiviamyrmex
Paraponera
Labidus
Aenictus
17. Which of the following ant genus is known NOT to have gamergate systems?
Harpegnathos
Acanthomyrmex
Harpegxenses
Diacamma
18. Which of the ant genus in the following are known to be Dimorphic (Hint: JUST DIMORPHIC!!) in workers only?
Atta
Aphaenogaster
Acanthomyrmex
Acromyrmex
19. Which of the following ant species are known to be monomorphic in the morphology of workers only?
Carebara Diversa
Carebara Vidua
Carebara Affinis
All of the above are monomorphic
20. Which of the following ant genus has been recorded to have polymorphism in QUEENS only?
Acromyrmex
Acanthomyrops
Acanthomyrmex
Acromyrops
21. Which of the following ant genus has been recorded to be COMPLETELY monogynous?
Myrmica
Carebara
Acromyrmex
None of the above
22. Which of the following genus of ants are known to sting?
Myrmica
Myrmecocystus
Myrmoteras
Myrmicina
23. What is the only Genus of trap-jaw ants that belong to the subfamily "formicinae"?
Myermogynus
Myrmicinteras
Myrmoteras
Myrmecoteras
24. Which of the following ant species are known to have a positive mutualistic symbiotic relationship with aphids and other insects of the order "Hemiptera"?
Camponotus
Harpegnathos
Odontomachus
Hemiptmyrmex
25. Which of the following species of ants that are known to form trunk trails and are known to be social parasites?
Lasius Formexenses
Lasius Fugas
Lasius Fuligas
Lasius Fuliginosus
2 Comments
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Level 44
May 1, 2019
Wow... a very challenging quiz. The quiz itself is 10/10, and most likely the best one I have ever taken or seen on JetPunk.
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Level 17
May 16, 2019
yea, these are about the most obscure stuff that I know of ants off the top of my head!

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