honey ant

American

noun

any of several ants, especially of the genus Myrmecocystus, that feed on honeydew or nectar and store the excess juices in the bodies of certain worker ants.

Etymology

Origin of honey ant

First recorded in 1865–70

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Papunya Tula - a name suggested to Bardon by artist Charlie Tararu - is Pintupi for "honey ant meeting place," and on Nov. 11, a meeting place it is.

From Time Magazine Archive

Acre after acre of the soil wherein lives the honey ant is dug over for this toothsome mite.

From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard

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