| any of the chiefly tropical ants of the suborder Dorylinae that travel in vast swarms, preying mainly on other insects. |
| army ant n. Any of various rapacious tropical ants of the family Formicidae that move in swarms and that subsist on other insects. Also called driver ant, legionary ant. |
| driver ant n. See army ant. |
driver ant
African member of the insect subfamily Dorylinae (family Formicidae; order Hymenoptera) characterized by a nomadic existence alternating with quiet, egg-laying periods. These ferocious ant colonies, when in the nomadic stage, move to a new spot each day.
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