The tip of the gaster has a transverse slit-like incision capable of excreting chemicals used for defense and communication. This character separates Dolichoderinae from all other subfamilies of ants.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
