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Definition of Jet ant

Jet ant
Jet Jet, n. [OF. jet, jayet, F. ja["i]et, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. ?; -- so called from ? or ?, a town and river in Lycia.] [written also jeat, jayet.] (Min.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber. Jet ant (Zo["o]l.), a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paperlike material in the trunks of trees.

Meaning of Jet ant from wikipedia

- Lasius fuliginosus, also known as the jet ant or jet black ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. This species has a wide distribution...
- the large jet-black carpenter ants. The Mexican Indians eat the repletes, or living honey-pots, of the honey ant (Myrmecocystus). Some ant species are...
- ant observation and the science of myrmecology, even though he only recognised a handful of species, which he categorized as "hill ants", "jet ants"...
- Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) are large ants (workers 7 to 13 mm or 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in) indigenous to many forested parts of the world. They build nests...
- aircraft produced by Tupolev, a Russian aircraft manufacturer. ANT-1: The first aircraft by A.N.T. and the first Soviet-built aircraft. Mixed materials design...
- and is not often seen on the surface. Lasius fuliginosus, jet black ant – Large shiny black ant with heart shaped head. It nests in tree stumps and hedgerows...
- various engines, including the first generation of Soviet jet engines. "Aircraft 103" (ANT-58) The initial three-seat version. Top speed 635 km/h (395 mph)...
- Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The third character to use the Ant-Man name...
- "Man Overboard" Marty Thau – ****tail piano on "The Attack of the Giant Ants" Craig Leon – co-production ("X Offender", "In the Sun"); remix engineering...
- jet KR-860 - 2000 airliner FGFA - stealth air superiority fighter Superjet 130 - airliner Military aircraft ANT-3 - 1925 reconnaissance aircraft ANT-7...