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)
Synonyms
  • Camponotus schmitzi

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.