myrmecophile
noun
an animal that lives in a colony of ants
myrmecophilous
-
a word derived from
myrmecophile.
Example Sentences
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It may help identify preadaptations that make certain groups so prone to sacrifice a free-living existence for a myrmecophilous one.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2012
Most aleocharine tribes with myrmecophilous members possess a defensive gland close to the tip of the abdomen.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2012
He hopes that understanding basal aleocharine relationships will prepare a future in myrmecophilous and termitophilous aleocharine research.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2012
Their diverse sizes and shapes, in particular the myrmecophilous species, inspired him to study the genetic mechanisms controlling insect morphology.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2012
Originally from Tokyo, Japan, he’s an evolutionary biologist whose work focuses on aleocharine rove beetles, with a particular fondness for myrmecophilous and termitophilous groups.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2012
