Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Adetomyrma venatrix (Adetomyrma venatrix), recorded as Critically Endangered
Adetomyrma venatrix (Adetomyrma venatrix). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Adetomyrma venatrix

Adetomyrma venatrix

Adetomyrma venatrix, more called the "Dracula ant" due to its habit of drinking the blood of its young, is an endangered species of ants endemic to Madagascar.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Adetomyrma venatrix
Taxonomy
Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Adetomyrma

Appearance

The key characteristics of the species was the absence of a clear petiole when viewed from above due to the third abdominal tergite (the sclerite on the dorsal side) lacking a differentiated pretergite.

Range and habitat

Adetomyrma venatrix, more called the "Dracula ant" due to its habit of drinking the blood of its young, is an endangered species of ants endemic to Madagascar.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Adetomyrma venatrix is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Adetomyrma venatrix, Wikidata item Q345486. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Adetomyrma venatrix?
Adetomyrma venatrix is an ant in the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera).
What is the conservation status of Adetomyrma venatrix?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Adetomyrma venatrix. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Adetomyrma venatrix live?
Adetomyrma venatrix, more called the "Dracula ant" due to its habit of drinking the blood of its young, is an endangered species of ants endemic to Madagascar.
Why is Adetomyrma venatrix in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Adetomyrma venatrix?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Adetomyrma venatrix a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.