Colobopsis schmitzi
| Colobopsis schmitzi | |
|---|---|
| Colobopsis schmitzi in association with its host plant, Nepenthes bicalcarata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Colobopsis |
| Species: | C. schmitzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colobopsis schmitzi (Stärcke, 1933) | |
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Colobopsis schmitzi, synonym Camponotus schmitzi, is a species of ant native to Borneo, which is commonly known as the diving ant, swimming ant or pitcher-plant ant, due to their habit of diving into the digestive fluids of their plant host Nepenthes bicalcarata. They are endemic to the island of Borneo.