Double-Spined Dolly Ant

Dolichoderus doriae · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

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Double-Spined Dolly Ant
Photo: Ben Fisher, CC BY, cropped

Dolichoderus doriae is an ant species in the genus Dolichoderus. It builds nests under soil, near stones or branches, or in rotten wood at the bases of trees.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Dolichoderus doriae belongs to the ant genus Dolichoderus.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Nests are commonly under soil, near stones or branches, or in rotten wood at tree bases.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Double-Spined Dolly Ant photo 2
Photo: Ben Fisher, CC BY
Double-Spined Dolly Ant photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Double-Spined Dolly Ant photo 4
Photo: Kerri-Lee Harris, CC BY
Double-Spined Dolly Ant photo 5
Photo: Steve Llewellyn, CC BY

Same family (Formicidae)

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Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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