Monomorium santschii
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Monomorium santschii

Monomorium santschii is a species of ant that is native to Tunisia. The most famous species in the genus Monomorium is the highly invasive pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis.

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It is a parasitic ant that has no worker caste. The queen enters the colony of a different species and, probably by employing a pheromone, she forces the host workers to kill their queen. She then uses these workers as slaves to bring up her own offspring.

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1. Monomorium santschii Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomorium_santschii
2. Monomorium santschii on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13715/4354217

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