Leptothorax duloticus

Leptothorax duloticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Leptothorax
Species: L. duloticus
Binomial name
Leptothorax duloticus
Wesson, 1937

Leptothorax duloticus is a species of especially hostile slave-maker ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is endemic to the United States.

It has been observed to engage in a behavior known as alloparental care, which is seen in many other animal species, like the fathead minnow.

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