Open AccessNOTES ON THE EXCAVATION OF A NEST OF MELOPHORUS BAGOTI LUBBOCK IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
Author(s) -
Conway John R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00500.x
Subject(s) - nest (protein structural motif) , hymenoptera , queen (butterfly) , biology , northern territory , archaeology , ecology , excavation , geography , biochemistry
A dormant nest of the red honey ant, Melophorus bagoti , was excavated in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia in August 1987. The nest had 160 chambers, reached a depth of 1.75 m, and contained 2,849 workers and mobile repletes and a dealate queen. Aborigines are familiar with this honey ant, but do not normally eat its repletes.