# skull-collecting ant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.

## Etymology
From skull + collecting + ant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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