Forelius pusillus

Forelius pusillus is a species of ant in the genus Forelius. Described by Santschi in 1922, the species is endemic to South America.^[1]

Forelius pusillus
Forelius pusillus worker
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Forelius
Species:	F. pusillus
Binomial name
Forelius pusillus Santschi, 1922
Synonyms
Neoforelius tucumanus Kusnezov, 1953

Behaviour

Forelius pusillus is noted to perform "pre-emptive defensive self-sacrifice", where a group of ants leave the security of the nest after sealing the entrance from the outside each evening.^[2]