7mm long from head to abdomen. Very slow moving. Caught today like 15 minutes ago, and it rained two days ago.
Edited by Alacom, May 20 2020 - 7:43 AM.
Edited by Alacom, May 20 2020 - 7:43 AM.
Non-elbowed antennae, abdomen doesn't look constricted, gigantic eyes... I think this is a wasp as well.
Edited by TheMicroPlanet, May 20 2020 - 7:46 AM.
Non-elbowed antennae, abdomen doesn't look constricted, gigantic eyes... I think this is a wasp as well.
Non-elbowed antennae, abdomen doesn't look constricted, gigantic eyes... I think this is a wasp as well.
If you look closely you can also kinda see the three extra eyes on their forehead
I believe most ant alates have those; they're called ocelli (singular: ocellus). They're kind of like light detectors, but aren't as complex as compound eyes. I do believe that they're more pronounced in wasps, though.
It looks like a member of the family Sphecidae as far as I can tell from the forewing venation.
This is most certainly a wasp. I can't remember the specific species, but I have seen someone ID a specimen exactly like this online as some kind of wasp species. Not to mention the other typical cues, such as non-elbowed antennae, the large head, extremely pronounced jaws, etc. It may, however, not be a male.
Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Pheidole pilifera
Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi
Pheidole bicarinata
Aphaenogaster rudis
Camponotus chromaiodes
Formica sp. (microgena species)
Nylanderia cf. arenivega
Very nice wasp! it's a female I believe.
Is this a male ant or a wasp?
Is this a male ant or a wasp?
It's a wasp.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp.
Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris
Myrmica sp.
Is this a male ant or a wasp?
It's a wasp.
lol how do you mistake a wasp for an ant XD
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