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Giant forest ant

species of giant ant
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Giant forest ant

Summary

Giant forest ant is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant forest ant's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Giant forest ant is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Giant forest ant belongs to the parent taxon Camponotus[5].
  • Giant forest ant's scientific name is Camponotus gigas[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Giant forest ant is Dinomyrmex gigas[7].
  • Giant forest ant's Commons category is recorded as Dinomyrmex gigas[8].
  • Giant forest ant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. gigas'}[9].
  • Giant forest ant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. gigas'}[10].
  • Giant forest ant's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[11].

Body

Classification

Recorded taxon name include Camponotus gigas[6] and Dinomyrmex gigas[7]. Giant forest ant is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Camponotus[5].

Identifiers

Giant forest ant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 362666[12]. Giant forest ant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 168607[13]. Giant forest ant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468880[14]. Giant forest ant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5034093[15]. Giant forest ant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 575962[16].

Why It Matters

Giant forest ant has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Camponotus
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