| Black cocktail ant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. peringueyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895
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Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Clockwise from top left: Worker, queen, alarmed worker, nest, pupa, larva, eggs
Crematogaster peringueyi is a southern African arboreal species of ant. They are commonly known as the black cocktail ant or swartwipgatmier (Afrikaans) for their colour and habit of arching their abdomens when alarmed.