The effects of the "Wolbachia" strains in "A. insinuator" have not been documented. Notably "A. insinuator" hold additional strains not found in their host. The method through which "A. insinuator" "infects" the "A. echinatior" colony is still undetermined. "A. insinuator" follows the general life cycle of ants. "A. insinuator" is a social parasite of "Acromyrmex echinatior". Acromyrmex insinuator is a social parasite of the closely related "Acromyrmex echinatior". Like many arthropods, "A. insinuator" are infected with "Wolbachia" bacteria. "A. insinuator" are found exclusively in Panama and were first discovered and studied in 1998.