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Crematogaster Cornuta
''Crematogaster cornuta'' is a species of ant in tribe Crematogastrini. It was described by Walter Cecil Crawley, Crawley in 1924. References Crematogaster, cornuta Insects described in 1924 {{Crematogaster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Cecil Crawley
Walter Cecil Crawley (29 March 1880 – 11 October 1940) was a British male tennis player. Life Crawley was born on 29 March 1880 and educated at St John's School, Leatherhead.The Quest Goes On, Being a Short History of the First Hundred Years of St John's School, Leatherhead, 1851-1951, by E.M.P. Williams, Leatherhead, 1951, p.50 He competed in the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, singles and Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, doubles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the doubles he reached the quarterfinals with Kenneth Powell (tennis), Kenneth Powell in which they lost to compatriots and eventual Olympic champions George Hillyard and Reginald Doherty. His brother, Ernest Crawley, Alfred Ernest Crawley was also a tennis player. References External links * 1880 births 1940 deaths Olympic tennis players of Great Britain Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Masham English male tennis players British male ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crematogastrini
Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Creta ... with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera. Genera References Myrmicinae Ant tribes {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crematogaster
''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 sometimes known as acrobat ants. Acrobat ants acquire food largely through predation on other insects, such as wasps.Schatz, Bertrand, and Martine Hossaert-Mckey. "Interactions of the Ant Crematogaster Scutellaris with the Fig/fig Wasp Mutualism." Ecological Entomology 28.3 (2003): 359-68. Print. 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. Predatory behavior Acrobat an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
