Polyrhachis illaudata

Polyrhachis illaudata · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

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Polyrhachis illaudata
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Polyrhachis illaudata is a large ant species. It lives in colonies with a single queen that nest inside wood. The ant is found from Sri Lanka and India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Polyrhachis illaudata is a large ant.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Colonies have one queen and nest within wood.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in Sri Lanka, India, Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Polyrhachis illaudata photo 3
Photo: Jonghyun Park, CC BY
Polyrhachis illaudata photo 4
Photo: Jonghyun Park, CC BY

Same family (Formicidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhachis_illaudata

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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