Hypoponera opacior
Common Crypt Ant
A tiny, secretive ant that nests in soil or leaf litter, scavenging for small invertebrates and organic debris underground.
Biomes This Species Lives In
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Spiderlings Overpower a Common Crypt Ant Queen
Ant Colonies Surface After Extra Watering
Grasshoppers Added to Prevent Dead Grass Buildup
Ecological Web
Documented food-web, habitat, competition, nutrient, behavior, and risk relationships for this species.
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Energy Flow
Common Crypt Ant
Soil-invertebrate predator
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General Ecology
Current
Small terrestrial invertebrates
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Common Crypt Ants are represented as ground-layer predators of small terrestrial invertebrates.
Ecological event 54 documents Common Crypt Ant alates in Lakeshore; the predation row is profile-backed soil-invertebrate predator ecology.