honey-pot ant

== English == === Alternative forms === honey pot ant honeypot ant === Etymology === From honeypot +‎ ant. From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival. === Noun === honey-pot ant (plural honey-pot ants) A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen. The class of repletes, individuals of the colony which resemble honeypots. An individual ant of the type An individual ant of the replete class ==== Synonyms ==== honey ant plerergate replete rotund ==== Related terms ==== honeypot / honey-pot / honey pot honey pot ant ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === anypotheton