Lasius japonicus
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Lasius japonicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Lasius |
Species: | L. japonicus |
Binomial name | |
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941 |
Lasius japonicus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, that are commonly found throughout East Asia.[1] The species has been observed spraying formic acid both defensively and offensively.[2] It is also known to tend to aphids in exchange for their honeydew secretions, and have been found to be far more attentive to their aphids then other similar ant species.[3] In appearance they are mostly black in color with a tinge of white on their gaster.
References[edit]
- ^ "Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ Ohwada, Kouichi; Yamawo, Akira (2021-10-19). "Functional roles of ants in a temperate grassland". The Science of Nature. 108 (6): 56. Bibcode:2021SciNa.108...56O. doi:10.1007/s00114-021-01767-5. ISSN 1432-1904. PMID 34665328. S2CID 239026759.
- ^ Watanabe, Saori; Murakami, Yuuka; Hasegawa, Eisuke (1 June 2019). "Effects of Attending Ant Species on the Fate of Colonies of an Aphid, Macrosiphoniella yomogicola (Matsumura) (Homoptera: Aphididae), in an Ant-Aphid Symbiosis". Entomological News. 128 (4): 325–332. doi:10.3157/021.128.0402. ISSN 0013-872X. S2CID 203410932.