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Orthocrema
Crematogaster is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Members of this genus are also known as cocktail ants because of their habit of raising their abdomens when alarmed. Most species are arboreal (tree-dwelling). These ants are also known as acrobat ants.
Cocktail ants acquire food largely through predation on other insects, such as wasps. They use venom to stun their prey and a complex trail-laying process to lead comrades to food sources. Like most ants, Crematogaster species reproduce by partaking in nuptial flights, where the queen acquires the sperm used to fertilize every egg throughout her life.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Sordid Cocktail Ant
speciesCrematogaster sordidula
Crematogaster osakensis
speciesCrematogaster osakensis
crinosa-complex Acrobat Ants
complexCrematogaster crinosa
Forest Floor Yellow Acrobat Ant
speciesCrematogaster minutissima
Missouri Acrobat Ant
speciesCrematogaster missouriensis
Crematogaster biroi
speciesCrematogaster biroi
Acuta-group Acrobat Ants
complexCrematogaster acuta
Crematogaster quadriruga
speciesCrematogaster quadriruga
Crematogaster steinheili
speciesCrematogaster steinheili
Crematogaster corticicola
speciesCrematogaster corticicola
Crematogaster stollii
speciesCrematogaster stollii
Crematogaster levior
speciesCrematogaster levior
Crematogaster queenslandica
speciesCrematogaster queenslandica
Crematogaster nigropilosa
speciesCrematogaster nigropilosa
Natal Cocktail ant
speciesCrematogaster natalensis
Crematogaster suehiro
speciesCrematogaster suehiro
Crematogaster longipilosa
speciesCrematogaster longipilosa
Crematogaster abstinens
speciesCrematogaster abstinens
Crematogaster corvina
speciesCrematogaster corvina
Crematogaster limata
speciesCrematogaster limata
Crematogaster macracantha
speciesCrematogaster macracantha
Crematogaster bogojawlenskii
speciesCrematogaster bogojawlenskii
Crematogaster sumichrasti
speciesCrematogaster sumichrasti
Crematogaster longispina
speciesCrematogaster longispina
Crematogaster erecta
speciesCrematogaster erecta
Crematogaster binghamii
speciesCrematogaster binghamii
Crematogaster carinata
speciesCrematogaster carinata
Transvaal Cocktail ant
speciesCrematogaster transvaalensis
Crematogaster magnifica
speciesCrematogaster magnifica
Crematogaster obscurata
speciesCrematogaster obscurata
Crematogaster curvispinosa
speciesCrematogaster curvispinosa
Crematogaster mesonotalis
speciesCrematogaster mesonotalis
Crematogaster schimmeri
speciesCrematogaster schimmeri
Crematogaster emeryi
speciesCrematogaster emeryi
Crematogaster sotobosque
speciesCrematogaster sotobosque
Crematogaster fritzi
speciesCrematogaster fritzi
Crematogaster madecassa
speciesCrematogaster madecassa
Crematogaster brasiliensis
speciesCrematogaster brasiliensis
Crematogaster paradoxa
speciesCrematogaster paradoxa
Crematogaster atra
speciesCrematogaster atra
Crematogaster rufotestacea
speciesCrematogaster rufotestacea
Crematogaster flavomicrops
speciesCrematogaster flavomicrops
Crematogaster bandarensis
speciesCrematogaster bandarensis
Crematogaster pallipes
speciesCrematogaster pallipes
Crematogaster brunensis
speciesCrematogaster brunensis
Crematogaster masukoi
speciesCrematogaster masukoi
Crematogaster philippinensis
speciesCrematogaster philippinensis
Crematogaster russoi
speciesCrematogaster russoi
Crematogaster baduvi
speciesCrematogaster baduvi
Crematogaster quadriformis
speciesCrematogaster quadriformis
Crematogaster chodati
speciesCrematogaster chodati
Crematogaster victima
speciesCrematogaster victima
Crematogaster luzonensis
speciesCrematogaster luzonensis
Crematogaster monteverdensis
speciesCrematogaster monteverdensis
Crematogaster formosa
speciesCrematogaster formosa
Mountain Cocktail Ant
speciesCrematogaster montana
Crematogaster boera
speciesCrematogaster boera
Crematogaster rectinota
speciesCrematogaster rectinota
Crematogaster resulcata
speciesCrematogaster resulcata
Crematogaster reticulata
speciesCrematogaster reticulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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