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Driver ant   /drˈaɪvər ænt/   Listen
Driver ant

noun
1.
Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects.  Synonyms: army ant, legionary ant.





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... had to be burned to get rid of them. The bite of these ants was so serious that after sixty years Anna still exhibits places on her feet where the ants left their indelible traces. Another of the ant pests was the Driver ant, so large, powerful and stubborn that even bodies of water did not stop them. They would join themselves together above the surface of the water and serve as bridges for the passage of the other ants. The Driver ants moved in swarms and their approach could ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves - Florida Narratives • Works Projects Administration
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Words linked to "Driver ant" :   legionary ant, pismire, subfamily Dorylinae, Dorylinae, emmet, ant


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