Anochetus ghilianii

Anochetus ghilianii is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae, which is native to Morocco, and it also has a not confirmed status in Gibraltar and Spain, as scientists are not sure whether its native or exotic due having a very low area where it lives in the Iberian peninsula (Only found in the province of Cadiz in Spain).

The species is monogynous, the queens of this species is ergatoid, meaning that it does not have wings. However, the males from the colony do have wings. The worker numbers can vary from 250 to 300 in the early months of the year to just 10 to 50 in the summer, thus the colonies are not very big and the nests are usually 20-30cm deep.