Lexic.us

Definition of Driver ant

1. Noun. Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Driver Ant

Literary usage of Driver ant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ants and Their Ways by William Farren White (1895)
"... ants in South Australia—The driver ant of Africa. WE have noticed in a previous chapter, while investigating the domestic arrangements of F. sanguinea, ..."

2. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"The Driver-ant.—The Suspension-bridge.—The Palm-wine Maker and his Bridge.—Suspension-bridges of Borneo and South America.—The Creepers and the Monkey ..."

3. The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... castes of neuters in the same species, that I gladly availed myself of Mr. F. Smith's offer of numerous specimens from the same nest of the driver ant ..."

4. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"... castes of neuters in the same species, that I gladly availed myself of Mr. F. Smith's offer of numerous specimens from the same nest of the driver ant ..."

5. In the Rainforest by Debby De Pauw, Depauw, Gary Shipman (1993)
"Two interesting types are the leaf-cutter ant and the army (driver) ant. ... The army (driver) ant is like a hunter. These ants will eat and destroy ..."

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