Anoplolepis longipes (Formicidae)

"[Anoplolepis longipes] is one of the largest invasive ants and are typically small to medium-sized and range from 1-2mm...to more than 5mm.... The ant, also known as the long-legged ant, is notable for its remarkably long legs and antennae. [Anoplolepis longipes] workers are monomorphic, displaying no physical differentiation.... It has a yellow-brownish body colour, and is weakly sclerotized. Workers have a long slender gracile body, with the gaster usually darker than the head and thorax. It may subdue or kill invertebrate prey or small vertebrates by spraying formic acid." 

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Introduced species in Hawaii: Hymenoptera: Formicidae
The factors that make the Argentine ant, the long legged ant, and the big-headed ant successful and detrimental invaders in Hawaii are discussed in this senior seminar presentation from Earlham College.

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Ants prey on stinkbug eggs in Hawaiian macadamia nut fields 
Predation on sentinel egg masses of stinkbug by the big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala and the longlegged ant, Anoplolepis longipes affected population dynamics of the stinkbug in macadamia fields in Hawaii.

Arthropod pests of conservation significance in the Pacific: A preliminary assessment of selected groups 
Invasive ants are individually reviewed in this section of "Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy" published in June 2000 by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

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