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Podomyrma

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Podomyrma
Podomyrma minor worker from Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Alliance: Podomyrma genus group
Genus: Podomyrma
Smith, 1859
Type species
Podomyrma femorata
Smith, 1859
Diversity[1]
52 species

Podomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. They are relatively common and found across Australia, Papua, and its surrounding islands. The genus is commonly referred to as muscleman tree ants due to their widened leg segments that look like flexing muscles. These ants are frequently found in and around trees where they live. Most species have multiple colours, shades of red, brown, black and orange.[2]

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References

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  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Podomyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Podomyrma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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