myrmecophile

/ ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒfɪləs; ˈmɜːmɪkəʊˌfaɪl /

noun

1. an animal that lives in a colony of ants

Derived Forms

• myrmecophilous, adjective

Example Sentences

So why don’t more arthropods join the myrmecophile club?

From Scientific American

For most organisms, the path to becoming a myrmecophile must simply be too challenging, the ant fortress too impenetrable.

From Scientific American

The genus is a few paces behind clavigerines on the myrmecophile road, but you can see how it’s converging on the same body plan as Diartiger.

From Scientific American