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• driver ant — n. ARMY ANT * * * ▪ insect       African member of the insect subfamily Dorylinae (family Formicidae; order Hymenoptera) characterized by a nomadic existence alternating with quiet, egg laying periods. These ferocious ant colonies, when in the… …   Universalium

• Driver — Driv er, n. [From {Drive}.] 1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward. [1913 Webster] 2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Driver ant — Driver Driv er, n. [From {Drive}.] 1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward. [1913 Webster] 2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ants of medical importance — 222Ants are capable of biting, stinging and spraying irritant chemicals. Most have only a mild effect on humans however a few can cause injury or sometimes even death. Like wasps, ants are capable of stinging many times.The fire ant Solenopsis… …   Wikipedia

• driver ant — noun Date: 1859 army ant; specifically any of various African and Asian ants (Dorylus or related genera) that move in vast numbers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• driver ant — /ˈdraɪvər ænt/ (say druyvuhr ant) noun any of the ants of the subfamily Dorylinae, occurring in tropical Africa and America, which live in temporary nests and travel as vast armies in long files, preying on other animals, chiefly insects. Also,… …  

• Bivouac (ants) — A bivouac is a structure formed by migratory army ant and driver ant colonies, where a nest is constructed out of the living ant worker s own bodies to protect the queen and larvae, and is later deconstructed as the ants move on. [William B.… …   Wikipedia

• Slave driver — Slave Slave (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dorylus laevigatus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Division: Arthropoda Class …   Wikipedia

• Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium

• Dorylus — gribodoi Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia